# 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 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.

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