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Quoting and posting on forum

Pam_1965
Pam_1965 Posts: 137 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I feel dumb asking this, but I always see people respond to other posters with an @, but I can't figure out how to do it. I figured out how to quote, but that even takes me several times at editing before I get it right.

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  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    edited May 2016
    just type @ and then their user name, with no spaces in between. It will automagically create a hyperlink and notify that person.


  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,793 Member
    cmriverside wrote: »
    just type @ and then their user name, with no spaces in between. It will automagically create a hyperlink and notify that person.


    Is *that* what that does?

    I just thought it more of an attention getter for the person being replied or typed to.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    yup it tags them
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    Pam_1965 wrote: »
    @cmriverside Thanks!

    ha. You're welcome.

    glassyo wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    just type @ and then their user name, with no spaces in between. It will automagically create a hyperlink and notify that person.


    Is *that* what that does?

    I just thought it more of an attention getter for the person being replied or typed to.

    yeah, then that user gets a little "notification" on their home page? Or maybe it's on every page. Dunno. I never notice them till a week later, so it must be on the Home page.

  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    glassyo wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    just type @ and then their user name, with no spaces in between. It will automagically create a hyperlink and notify that person.


    Is *that* what that does?

    I just thought it more of an attention getter for the person being replied or typed to.

    @glassyo Depending on how your notifications are set, you should have a notification that I mentioned you in a post, now.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. LOL
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,458 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. LOL

    Boy, ain't that the truth...with all the MFP %features.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,793 Member
    diannethegeek wrote: »
    glassyo wrote: »
    cmriverside wrote: »
    just type @ and then their user name, with no spaces in between. It will automagically create a hyperlink and notify that person.


    Is *that* what that does?

    I just thought it more of an attention getter for the person being replied or typed to.

    @glassyo Depending on how your notifications are set, you should have a notification that I mentioned you in a post, now.

    LOL ok it showed up when I pressed the notification bell thingy but I wasn't paying attention to mfp after I posted so it could have done the announcement when I was away.

  • snowflake954
    snowflake954 Posts: 8,399 Member
    OP thanks for asking..I learned something new.
  • Pam_1965
    Pam_1965 Posts: 137 Member
    snowflake954 wrote: »
    OP thanks for asking..I learned something new.

    Glad to help!
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