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# Quote and reply
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You can quote a previous message, either replying within a topic or to
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start a new topic.
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{start_tabs}
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{!message-actions-menu.md!}
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1. Click **Quote and reply**.
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1. (optional) Delete paragraphs not relevant to your reply, just like
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when replying to a multi-paragraph email.
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1. Send your message.
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2019-02-13 20:32:03 +01:00
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{end_tabs}
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2021-04-02 02:19:18 +02:00
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You can also use the keyboard shortcut `>` to initiate quote-and-reply.
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## Related articles
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* The first line of the reply contains a [permanent
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link](/help/link-to-a-message-or-conversation) to the quoted
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message.
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* Zulip automatically turns mentions in quoted text into [silent
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mentions](/help/mention-a-user-or-group#silently-mention-a-user) to
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avoid unnecessarily mentioning someone twice.
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* You can use [quote
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blocks](/help/format-your-message-using-markdown#quotes) when
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quoting emails or other non-Zulip content.
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