# Import Category

The Category: drop-down is used to select the category into which the imported questions will go.

Some import formats (GIFT and XML Format) permit the category to be specified inside the import file. In order for this to happen the Get category from file box must be ticked. If it is not, the questions will go into the selected category regardless of any instructions in the file. Formats exported from Moodle may also contain the category context embedded in the category string. Deselect Get context from file to force the default context to be used.

When categories are specified inside an import file, if they do not exist they will be created.