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Block Quotations

Unlike an inline (or in-text) quotation, which is integrated into the text, a block quotation is a longer quotation set off from surrounding text by paragraph breaks. These need to be marked up as "block quotations".

Use the Quote style to style blockquotes: Setting up Microsoft Word for Editing E-Text

If there are multiple quotes in a row, like in a book reviews or endorsements section, it is important to select and apply the Quote style to each quote separately. In this way each quote will be translated into a separate quote rather than the whole section being marked up as a single quote.

Here's a quick video on how to set up the Quote style in Word:

Insert a blockquote in Word using the Quote style

Example of text that uses the Quote style:

epigraph with blockquotes

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