You can use copy and paste keyboard shortcuts to Quote or Forward messages you've sent or received in Skype for desktop. You can even Quote or Forward groups of messages.
Make sure you are using the latest version of Skype.
By default this feature is disabled. To turn this feature on:
- Select your profile picture.
- Select
Settings. - Select
Messaging. - Turn Paste copied messages as quotes on.
To use this feature:
- From your chat, highlight any text within a message or multiple messages that you want to quote.
- Copy the text by pressing Ctrl+C (Windows) or Cmd+C (Mac) on your keyboard.
- Paste the text in the Type a message text field by pressing Ctrl+V (Windows) or Cmd+V (Mac) on your keyboard.
Note: To Forward the quote to a different chat, open a different conversation window, and paste your copied text there. - Select
Send to deliver your quoted text.
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