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I miss how we could quote in Gmail using the "quote" button with formatting tools.

But it has been removed in Inbox by Gmail, is there a new way that I didn't see to quote now?

ale
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One solution is to write your quotes using Markdown, then use the Markdown Here Chrome extension to convert it to HTML.

before after

aendra
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Inbox by Gmail is a new app, so it doesn't have features removed yet, instead it doesn't have yet some expected features as a "quote" button.

From An inbox that works for you - Official Gmail Blog

When you start using Inbox, you’ll quickly see that it doesn’t feel the same as Gmail—and that’s the point. Gmail’s still there for you, but Inbox is something new. It’s a better way to get back to what matters, and we can’t wait to share it with you.

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Super hacky, but if you don't want to install a plugin you can do it by first typing your email into an online markdown editor like this one -> https://dillinger.io (Any with an HTML preview will do) Copy the preview and paste it into your gmail / inbox composer.

As a side note, I found it's important to capture the whole preview, so it's better if you have some "padding" text to make it easier to copy the whole quote block with the HTML start code for instance:

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Recently I have been using an extension for Inbox call MixMax, which lets you:

  • Format the text
  • and place the signature above any quoted text.
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