# How to copy-paste Prepare recipe steps[¶](https://knowledge.dataiku.com/latest/kb/data-prep/prepare-recipe/How-to-copy-paste-Prepare-recipe-steps.html#how-to-copy-paste-prepare-recipe-steps "Permalink to this headline")

Often you may want to reuse the steps of a **Prepare** recipe in another location. Of course, it is possible to copy the entire Prepare recipe, as with any visual recipe. However, it is also possible to copy any number of individual Prepare recipe steps without recreating the entire recipe.

First, select the needed steps from the Prepare recipe script and copy them using the **Actions** menu at the script’s top left.

*Here we have copied all ten steps from this Prepare recipe for use elsewhere.*[¶](https://knowledge.dataiku.com/latest/kb/data-prep/prepare-recipe/How-to-copy-paste-Prepare-recipe-steps.html#id1 "Permalink to this image")

Once you have copied the steps, you can paste them into another Prepare recipe in the same project, a different project, or even another project on a different instance. Execute the paste using a keyboard shortcut or **Paste after selection** from the script Actions menu.

The video below also walks through this process in detail:

## What’s next?[¶](https://knowledge.dataiku.com/latest/kb/data-prep/prepare-recipe/How-to-copy-paste-Prepare-recipe-steps.html#whats-next "Permalink to this headline")

See these detailed instructions for copying Prepare recipe steps in the reference documentation.
