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Rise - Can you copy a block between lessons?
I made several lessons in Rise, and each lesson has multiple blocks. Is it possible to copy a block from one lesson to another? I found I can duplicate blocks within a lesson, and I can duplicate entire lessons. I'm trying to copy one bock of a lesson into another existing lesson. Thanks.
- SamBarnard-98a4Community Member
I would also like to add my voice to this. It's such a simple feature that should have been built around the same time the function to copy from course to course was made. Massive oversight and yet it would make creating lessons much more efficient.
Having to use block templates is such a long winded and inefficient process for what should be already available as a simple process for creators.
- JulienCamusCommunity Member
I have flashcards in multiple courses. I want to combine all flashcards into one new course and randomize them. Is this possible without reentering them? I know I can copy the blocks from the other courses into the new one, but I cannot randomize them. Any help is appreciated!
- hazelBStaff
Hi Julien! So sorry you can't combine flashcards from multiple courses into one course and randomize them. If we make any changes to this, we'll make sure to update this thread!
- JessicaJutrasCommunity Member
I don't need or want everything saved as a template, that's so many steps when it could be a simple copy option that works the same as the "copy to another course" function.
- cynthiaLyonsCommunity Member
Agreed. Plus it clogs up the template blocks with a ton of templates.
- KarlMullerCommunity Member
You can delete the templates anytime you want.
- JessicaJutrasCommunity Member
Have there been any updates on creating an easy copy function? It seems to be a serious lack in functionality. The option to copy content from one lesson to another in the same course is a must-have.
- KarlMullerCommunity Member
Hi Jessica,
As mentioned above, this functionality already exists:
https://articulate.com/support/article/Rise-Creating-Sharing-and-Reusing-Block-Templates
- JessicaJutrasCommunity Member
That's not at all what I or others are asking for. I understand that templates can be created and reused. However, what sometimes needs to happen is much simpler. Sometimes, I accidentally create information in one module/lesson and simply want to copy it to a different module/lesson within the same course. But I cannot do so. I can copy to another course entirely. I can make a template. But that's not what I need. I need a simple "Copy to another module" and/or "copy to another lesson". It seems the priority missed the mark when the "copy to another course" function was created, but there lacks a simple way to copy a section from one lesson to another within the same course.
- SamTucker-ac382Community Member
It's wild to me that it's been 4 years since this original post, and there still isn't a convenient way to copy individual blocks from one lesson to another. Block templates are an okay workaround, but still a workaround, and not very convenient if you're not planning to reuse the block in other content. C'mon Articulate, this should be fairly easy to implement!
- KarlMullerCommunity Member
Hi Sam,
I'm work in Rise about 6 hours each day.
I use Block Templates very regularly, and consider it to be one of the most useful features for course developers.
Well designed, quick and easy to use.
If you don't want to keep a Block Template, simply delete it.
You sure can, Cynthia! Just save the block as a block template. Then, open the other Rise course and insert the block template!
- cynthiaLyonsCommunity Member
Can you copy a block from a lesson in one Rise course to a lesson in another Rise course?
Hi Sheila,
Thanks for letting us know what's going on! Please try deleting that block from your lesson, then going back to the course main menu page. Open the lesson again, and re-insert the block template.
If you're still getting stuck, clear your browser cache and try again. Let me know how it goes!
- SheilaBrown-0c8Community Member
Thank you for the suggestion. I ended up shutting my computer down for a few minutes and tried again when I rebooted. It worked!
Kind Regards,
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- SheilaBrown-0c8Community Member
- KarlMullerCommunity Member
Hi Sheila,
This happens occasionally.
Just click Cancel and try again.
- WilliamRadfordCommunity Member
Hi all,
Have any updates been implemented related to this?
I'm creating training courses in Rise around several highly technical products and I need multiple variations of the courses relevant to the specific needs of different types of customers.
Some of the courses will include the same lessons, and due to the nature of my work the information will change several times each year.
Is there a way to create a lesson once, use it in multiple courses, and have the course point to the "master" lesson as opposed to the lesson being fully contained within the course? This way updating the lesson will also update all of the courses using the lesson.
If not... are there other ways to achieve my goal, besides using Block Templates, or having a master course that contains the updated lessons and then copying the updated lesson to each course using it? This would require me to do this operation for each course using the lesson, which isn't ideal. I would also have to keep track of everywhere the lesson is used.
If not... Does anyone know of other course authoring platforms (or LMS' that include course authoring) that allow for this?
Thanks for your time and input!
- KarlMullerCommunity Member
Hi William,
For the most part, Rise cannot do what you describe in your post.
Rise course updating is a manual process.
The tools you have is either to use Block Templates to copy parts of Lessons from your master course, or copying entire Lessons from the master course to another.