Copying Items from Archived Materials
You can copy folders, courses, or assignments from Archived Materials to the CengageNOWv2 clipboard and then paste the items directly into a new folder, course, or section. This shortcut makes it easy to retrieve and update an archived item for a new use while retaining copy on the Archived Materials page, saving you the work of creating a course or section from scratch each time.
To copy and paste archived folders, courses, and sections
- 1. Open the Archived Materials page.
- 2. Select the folders, courses, and/or sections you want to copy, and click the Copy Selected Items button and a verification message will appear.
- 3. Click the Courses link in the header.
- 4. On the Courses page, select the folder into which you want to paste the archived items.
- 5. Click the Show All Options link, if necessary, to display the Folders menu.
- 6. Select Paste Course from the Folders dropdown menu to open the CengageNOWv2 Clipboard.
- 7. Click the Paste Selected Items button and your copied items should now appear in the selected folder. Click the Close Window link to exit the clipboard when you are done.
You can also click the Cancel button to quit and return to the Archived Materials page without making any changes.
To copy archived assignments
- 1. Go to the Assignments page and use the Course or Section dropdown menu to select the course that originally contained the archived assignments you want to copy.
- 2. Click the Show All Options link to display all options, if they are hidden.
- 3. Click the View Archived Materials link to open the Archived Materials page.
- 4. Select the assignments you want to copy, and click the Copy Selected Items button.
- 5. Click the Assignments link in the header to open the Assignments page.
- 6. Select the course or section into which you want to paste the copied assignments.
- 7. Click the Paste button to open the CengageNOWv2 clipboard window. You may need to click the Show All Options link if the controls are hidden.
- 8. Confirm that the assignments you want to move are selected, and click the Paste Selected Items button to paste the copied assignments into the selected course or section. To exit the clipboard without making any changes, you can click the Cancel button.
- 9. Click the Close Window link when you are done.
Note: To return the archived assignments to the original course, use Retrieve Selected Items instead.
Note: If you are pasting assignments into a section, you can select the option to Apply paste action to all sections to add assignment(s) to all sections from the same parent course.
