Yes, I do that frequently. (BTW, alternaut is right about what I meant. I thank him for the clarification.)

Here's the procedure:

1. Click the Reply button. The reply box and the original message will appear.
2. Copy the sentence that you want to quote.
3. Click the " icon.
4. Paste the sentence at the appropriate location and fill in the quote attribution (i.e., =name).



Jon

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