Use underlining, italics, or quotation marks for titles?

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Useful information. However having challenges to get the italic tool. As a result I had to request for an extension. Consider other options for example use of capital letters for the Title of a book.
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Amazing information, I am pleased to find such clear instructions.
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zeyla7 wrote: 29 Nov 2018, 03:33 Useful information. However having challenges to get the italic tool. As a result I had to request for an extension. Consider other options for example use of capital letters for the Title of a book.
You should be able to access all of the styling tools after adding your review to the Dialog Box and then hitting the Preview Button. Until hitting Preview, the tools are not visible. I hope that helps. 💕
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Thank you will do just that.
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clear and agreed
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I agree the rules are very simple and clear
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Clear and undersood. Thank you for showing examples, it helps.
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Thanks for the info!
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This is clear. Thank you!
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Thanks! This thread provides good insight into the reasons behind using quotes or Italics.
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:? :? I understand the point but how about footnotes or endnotes. Are we allowed to quote and footnote the location? I'm not sure what to do.
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Post by MrsCatInTheHat »

jimthorne2 wrote: 12 Apr 2019, 19:23 :? :? I understand the point but how about footnotes or endnotes. Are we allowed to quote and footnote the location? I'm not sure what to do.
You should not include footnotes or endnotes when including a short quote from the book.
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Thank you. Got it! -Jim
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I agree and the rules, although lengthy are clear.
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Post by Noosh »

I have a question about quotations. In my review, if I want to use a sentence or an important word from a character, do I just simply "put it in quotation marks" without the need to refer to the page number or location? Or there are rules I gotta take into account?
Can I do this at all?
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