KB1116 - Using the Sharing Cart to copy content

Using the Sharing Cart block in Moodle, you can easily copy any course resource or activity from one course to another, without doing a backup and restore.

The Sharing Cart block must be added to both the originating course (i.e. "Course A") and the receiving course ("Course B"). It must also not be in the hidden state. If it is, you will not see the copy option on your edit menu.

Copying Items from Course to Course:

Follow these steps to use the Sharing Cart block to copy a resource or activity from Course A to Course B:

In Course A,

1. Be sure your editing is turned on.
2. From the Add a Block block, choose Sharing Cart.  Tip: if you don't see it on the list, that's a sign that it's already been added to the course.
3. Next to the item you want to copy, click on the Copy to Sharing Cart icon (a little "basket").
4. Check the Sharing Cart to ensure your activity or resource has been copied.
   

In Course B,

1. Be sure your editing is turned on.
2. From the Add a Block block, choose Sharing Cart.  Tip: if you don't see it on the list, that's a sign that it's already been added to the course.
3. Find the activity or resource you copied from Course A, on the list of items in your Sharing Cart block (refresh the page if you need to)
4. Click on the Copy to Course icon beside the item you want to copy to Course B.
5. Locate the destination topic where you wish to copy the item and click on the Copy Here icon located at the bottom of that topic.
   
6. Check to ensure your item was copied. Tip: the item remains in your Sharing Cart, so you can easily make multiple copies.

Copying Sections from Course to Course

You will also see an option to copy an entire section into the Sharing Cart, via a little "basket" icon located in the Section's Title bar.
Copied sections are organized as sub-folders in the Sharing Cart block. They can be copied into other courses to overwrite an existing section, or to fill in the contents into an empty section.

Also...

Items remain in your sharing cart until you delete them.  You can also create folders to group your items.

More information on using the Sharing Cart block can be found in Moodle docs or by clicking on the help (?) icon on the block's menu.

Related Resources:

• https://docs.moodle.org/en/Sharing_Cart