If anyone would care to explain to me how to put quoted passages in the little box in smaller type, as I see in other posts, I would be grateful.
I could tell you but then I would have to break all your fingers
Just type the word "quote" inside those square looking brackets on your keyboard being sure to include a "/" character before the quote in the ending bracket.
It should look like this when you're finished
(quote) kjgkk hjjlkhlk jhll (/quote)
only be sure to use the square looking brackets instead of the parenthesis