Loud quote
Use Quotes to emphasise extracts of your general content text and to highlight key messaging. The Loud Quote is a colourful box with no image. If you wish to include an image you can use a Muted Quote.
Example
The Quote loud content type should contain -
- Short, snappy text extract.
- The author.
- If your quote is from a student, add their course (if known).
- Choice of background colour.
I love using quotes when building my pages - it's a great way to highlight important content and break up the page.— Henny Penny, Biomedical Sciences (2020)
Creating a Loud Quote
Components
This content type only has one component and can be added directly to the page on which you would like it to appear.
If the ‘Quote loud’ content type is not listed as an option once you have selected '+ Add Content', please contact websupport@qmul.ac.uk.
Adding the content type to your webpage
Below are the different fields you will fill in when creating Quote loud, and what information you should include.
Name
This is how your content type will be named within the backend of T4 and will not be publicly visible.
Quote
This is where your extract goes. There is a character limit of 400.
Author
This is where you add who the quote is attributed to. It can be an individual or an organisation.
Course
If your quote is from a student, then add their course if known. Please follow this format: BA Comparative Literature.
Colour
Choose from one of the four Queen Mary colours.