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title: Copy, Import, Export States
slug: legacy-docs/copy-import-export-states
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:56:07.598Z
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This page / section pertains to **BrightAuthor Classic**, our legacy app. **BrightSign Author **is our latest app for managing content and players.

Development of BrightAuthor Classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BrightSign Author.
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All states can be copied, exported, and imported. Copying or exporting a state (or set of states) will also copy all commands and notes attached to that state. This process will only preserve events that transition among the set of copied/exported states.

- *Copying*: With a state selected, right-click the state and select **Copy**, navigate to **Edit > Copy**, or press Ctrl+C. You can also copy multiple states by holding down Ctrl while selecting the desired states.
- *Pasting*: Right-click a playlist or Super State canvas and select **Paste**, navigate to **Edit > Paste**, or press Ctrl+V. Note that a pasted state will appear at the same canvas position as the original state; if the original state has not moved, it may be difficult to tell that the paste action occurred.
- *Exporting*: With a state selected, right-click the state and select **Export** or navigate to **Edit > Export**. You can also place multiple states into a single export file by holding down Ctrl while selecting the desired states. The exported state(s) will be saved as a single file with a *.bse* extension in the specified directory.
- *Importing*: Right-click a playlist or Super State canvas and select **Import States**, or navigate to **Edit > Import States**. You will be prompted to select the *.bse* file containing the state(s) you wish to export.