--- title: Paste in Discussion Guide Text description: Creating a Discussion Guide allows you to select and send out pre-programmed content to the group as you moderate a Live session. In a Flex session, your Discussion Guide contains the questions your p --- [Skip to content](https://help.remesh.ai/paste-in#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![59b7eb52c29cb1fb87e1bba7bf1ef88c41152899.png\]](https://help.remesh.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/59b7eb52c29cb1fb87e1bba7bf1ef88c41152899.png?height=40&name=59b7eb52c29cb1fb87e1bba7bf1ef88c41152899.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Go to remesh.ai Go to remesh.ai How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge Base](https://help.remesh.ai/?hsLang=en) 2. [Preparing for Your Remesh Conversation](https://help.remesh.ai/preparing-for-your-remesh-conversation?hsLang=en) 3. [Programming Your Discussion Guide](https://help.remesh.ai/preparing-for-your-remesh-conversation?hsLang=en#programming-your-discussion-guide) # Paste in Discussion Guide Text ### Overview Creating a Discussion Guide allows you to select and send out pre-programmed content to the group as you moderate a Live session. In a Flex session, your Discussion Guide contains the questions your participants will answer at their own pace. If you've drafted your Discussion Guide off the platform in a format that is not [Word (.docx) or Excel](https://help.remesh.ai/importing-a-word-doc-docx-or-paste-in-text-as-a-discussion-guide?hsLang=en) you simply paste your questions as text-only from any file format. Please note that this feature does require Large Language Model features to be enabled, which you can read more about [here](https://help.remesh.ai/generative-ai-llm-permission-settings?hsLang=en). Before programming your Discussion Guide, you will need to create your Conversation. If you have not done this yet, please reference [this article](https://help.remesh.ai/create-a-conversation?hsLang=en)! ### How it Works There are five ways to program a Remesh Discussion Guide: 1. [In-Platform Discussion Guide Builder](https://help.remesh.ai/how-to-program-your-discussion-guide?hsLang=en) 2. [Premade or Custom Templates](https://help.remesh.ai/using-the-discussion-guide-templates?hsLang=en) 3. [Uploading an Excel or Word Document File](https://help.remesh.ai/uploading-excel-or-word-document?hsLang=en) 4. [Paste in Text](https://help.remesh.ai/paste-in) 5. [Duplicate, Translate or Import an Existing Discussion Guide](https://help.remesh.ai/duplicate-a-conversation?hsLang=en) In this article, we'll focus on pasting in text. We recommend using this method if you are a newer user who has drafted a Discussion Guide in a format that is not [Word or Excel](https://help.remesh.ai/uploading-excel-or-word-document?hsLang=en). ### Included in this Article 1. [Preparing to Write your Discussion Guide](https://help.remesh.ai/paste-in#prep) 2. [Pasting Plain Text](https://help.remesh.ai/paste-in#pasting-text) 3. [Previewing and Editing Imported Discussion Guide](https://help.remesh.ai/paste-in#previewing) 4. [Frequently Asked Questions](https://help.remesh.ai/paste-in#faq) 5. [What's Next?](https://help.remesh.ai/paste-in#whatsnext) ### Preparing to Write your Discussion Guide Before writing your Discussion Guide, we recommend reviewing [Remesh's Question Types](https://help.remesh.ai/remesh-question-types?hsLang=en) and our [best practices](https://help.remesh.ai/remesh-discussion-guide-best-practices?hsLang=en). You can also find an overview in the platform by clicking "Guide Help." ![Ask more impactful open-ended questions 1](https://help.remesh.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Knowledge%20Base%20Article%20Images/Ask%20more%20impactful%20open-ended%20questions/Ask%20more%20impactful%20open-ended%20questions%201.png?width=688&height=370&name=Ask%20more%20impactful%20open-ended%20questions%201.png) If you'd like an basic introduction to crafting your research on Remesh, you can find that [here](https://help.remesh.ai/intro-to-research-and-analysis-with-remesh?hsLang=en)!   ### Pasting Plain Text ![](https://help.remesh.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Import-png.png?width=679&height=278&name=Import-png.png) - Navigate to your Discussion Guide, Click Import, then select “Paste in Text” - Paste your Discussion Guide questions (text only) in the text box ![](https://help.remesh.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Paste%20Text%201-png.png?width=315&height=413&name=Paste%20Text%201-png.png) - Click “Next” - A status bar will show your file’s processing progress (%) and the estimated time remaining - You don’t have to wait for processing to complete to exit. Click “Ok” to close the window and you’ll receive a notification once the process is complete - Click “Discard File” to stop the process ### Previewing and Editing Your Imported Discussion Guide Once processing is complete your new Discussion Guide questions are displayed in a preview pop-up for your review. ![](https://help.remesh.ai/hs-fs/hubfs/Paste%20Text%202-png.png?width=621&height=425&name=Paste%20Text%202-png.png) - Review questions in the preview on the left - View “Total Words”, “Imported Messages”, “Time to Process”, and “Uploaded By” information on the right - Click “Import” to complete. - If you need to make changes, select “Discard” to start over, or import your content, then make modifications in the Discussion Guide Builder ### **Frequently Asked Questions** 1. ** How do the new import capabilities — Word Document and Paste in Text — actually work?** When you upload a Word Document, the Remesh platform extracts the document text and then uses Generative AI to identify how the information should be converted into a Remesh Discussion Guide. When you add text into the Paste in Text box, the system follows a similar process. The text is converted into a Remesh Discussion Guide using Generative AI. 2. **Who gets access to the new import capabilities?** Teams that have Generative AI features enabled will now be able to import Discussion Guides from Word Documents or from Pasted Text. If you are a Workspace Admin, you can manage access to Generative AI features [here.](https://live.remesh.chat/dashboard/workspace-generative-ai) 3. **Will I still be able to import my Discussion Guide from an Excel document?** Yes! You can absolutely import Discussion Guides using the supported Remesh Excel Template. To download the most up-to-date template, on the Discussion Guide page, click Import, then click File Upload, and then click “Download Blank Excel Template”. 4. **Are there any features or functionality NOT supported when importing a Discussion Guide?** If you are importing from a Word document, an Excel file, or pasted text, the system will **not** be able to import any **Branching Asks**. You can create those after your import in the Discussion Guide builder. If you are importing from a Word document or pasted text, the system will **not** import **Sections **or message **durations **(for Live conversations). You can create and edit these in the Discussion Guide builder or use the Excel Template.  ### What's Next? 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