Edit a question for cut, copy, paste

When you have multiple questions, you can copy or move a question around in the list of topics, anywhere. You can also create a duplicate question, and then change the question details in the duplicate copy for question text, answers, or its settings.

This is useful when you want to add similar types of questions in the same topic or in another topic, particularly the questions with custom and advanced settings, but with minor edits. If you copy the question, you can edit the question text or its answers or settings in the copied instance, to use it as a new and unique question.

A protected topic does not show the option to paste a question inside. Please see ‘Protect and unprotect a topic’, for more details.

Find the question location

1. Sign in to biz:Examiner.
2. Switch into the ‘author’ role using the role-switcher in the top left corner of the screen. In the sidebar, the “Questions” option is selected by default.
3. The list of topics is shown in a hierarchical structure, as the folders.
4. Locate the target question.

You can select multiple questions to cut or copy these before you paste these to another location, or to create a duplicate of multiple questions. Use the ‘SHIFT’ key to select a range of questions or ‘Cmd’ key to select random questions.

Cut and paste a question

In this case, the original question that you cut is removed from its original location.

1. For one or more selected questions, click on the context-menu icon that is available immediately to the right side of this question name. A few options appear in the context menu for actions or tasks for this question.
2. Select ‘Edit > Cut’ to cut this question.
3. Click on the target topic where you want to paste this question.
4. Click on the context-menu icon that is available immediately to the right side of this target topic name. A few options appear in the context menu for actions or tasks for this topic.
5. Select ‘Edit > Paste’ to paste the question here.
6. The copied question is pasted at the new location.

Note: The copied question is shown with a new question ID.

Copy and paste a question

In this case, the question that you copy remains at its original location.

1. For one or more selected questions, click on the context-menu icon that is available immediately to the right side of this question name. A few options appear in the context menu for actions or tasks for this question.
2. Select ‘Edit > Copy’ to copy this question.
3. Click on the target topic where you want to paste this question.
4. Click on the context-menu icon that is available immediately to the right side of this target topic name. A few options appear in the context menu for actions or tasks for this topic.
5. Select ‘Edit > Paste’ to paste the copied question here.
6. The copied question is pasted at the new location.

Note: The copied question is shown with a new question ID.

Create a duplicate question

You can create a duplicate of a question which is the exact copy of the original question for the answers, revisions, and all the advanced settings.

1. Click on the question in the topics list. Click on the context-menu icon that is available immediately to the right side of this question name. A few options appear in the context menu for actions or tasks for this question.
2. Click ‘Duplicate question’ to duplicate the question.
3. A copy of the question is created immediately below this question because the question is created by the same name but with a new question iD.
4. In the same context-menu of this duplicate question, click on ‘Rename question’ to rename it as required.