{"id":7617,"date":"2022-05-31T11:52:23","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/?post_type=doc&#038;p=7617"},"modified":"2024-08-29T09:44:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T16:44:24","slug":"duplicate-pads","status":"publish","type":"doc","link":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/resources\/docs\/interview\/pads\/duplicate-pads\/","title":{"rendered":"Duplicate pads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In cases where you want to carry over code from one pad to another you can use Interview&#8217;s <em>Duplicate Pad<\/em> feature.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some common use cases for duplicate pads include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An iterative interview approach where you want a candidate to build upon code they created in an earlier interview session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interviewers who want to explore a candidate\u2019s solution in a more in-depth manner can duplicate a pad from playback mode so that they can run and write code in a pad to see if the candidate&#8217;s solution functions correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u2705 A duplicate <em>Live Interview<\/em> pad will only count against your pad quota when it\u2019s accessed by both the interviewer and the candidate and edits have been made. Duplicate <em>Take-home<\/em> pads will count against your quota when a candidate submits the pad.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duplicating from within a pad<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To duplicate the pad, simply click on the \u201ccopy\u201d button located in the lower left hand corner of the pad:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49-1024x470.png\" alt=\"A pad with an arrow pointing to the duplicate pad symbol at the bottom left of the screen.\" class=\"wp-image-24236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49-768x353.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49-1536x705.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-49.png 1919w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The pad will then take a few seconds to create the duplicate. Your new duplicate pad will then display, you\u2019ll see all the code from the previous session:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50-1024x470.png\" alt=\"The duplicated pad, the new pad title has the word &quot;Copy&quot; at the beginning.\" class=\"wp-image-24238\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50-1024x470.png 1024w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50-768x352.png 768w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50-1536x704.png 1536w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50-18x8.png 18w, https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-50.png 1904w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u2757Drawings and interview notes will not be copied to the new pad.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The duplicate pads feature is available even after you end the interview session. Simply <a href=\"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/resources\/docs\/interview\/pads\/playback-mode\/\">access the playback session for the pad<\/a> you\u2019d like to duplicate and click on the \u201ccopy\u201d button in the lower left hand corner of the pad (you may have to minimize the playback controls to access it):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"928\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1912 \/ 928;\" width=\"1912\" autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/playbackduplicate.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Duplicating pads from the dashboard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also duplicate pads in your Interview dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simply navigate to your <strong>Pads List<\/strong> and click on the three vertical dots on the far right side of the row of the pad you&#8217;d like to duplicate (1). Then click on <strong>Duplicate Pad<\/strong> (2). <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/d3jkwk98w4rnlx.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-3.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d2h1bfu6zrdxog.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/3_image-3-1024x282.png\" alt=\"The pad list with a pad selected and a 1 next to the vertical ellipses to open the pad menu and a 2 next to the &quot;duplicate pad&quot; option in the menu.\" class=\"wp-image-8829\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll then see a brand new pad open up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"parent":835,"menu_order":9,"template":"","class_list":["post-7617","doc","type-doc","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/7617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/doc"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/7617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40810,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/7617\/revisions\/40810"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc\/835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coderpad.io\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}