FWIW, my gmail is set to Basic HTML view. The page loads faster but
better yet, all quoted material is shown; there's no need to find the
somewhat obscure icon that expands the quoted text while in Standard
View mode.

On my desktop Macintosh, OSX Safari browser: command + R to refresh
the gmail web page, position mouse cursor over 'view in basic html'
link at bottom RH of page, refresh page again, click on the basic html
link. At top of page one can set "Basic HTML" as default.

Neil.

On 6/27/17, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:

> The only way I've found to trim quoted content is to open it up by clicking
> on the boxed ellipsis at the bottom left (which reveals the quoted history)
> and then dragging a selection box over it and hitting delete.  The box will
> scroll if you drag the cursor below it.

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