# How to use shared code?
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-shared-code/66907
**Category:** General
**Created:** [25 August 2022 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-shared-code/66907 "2022-08-25T13:19:18Z")
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [25 August 2022 13:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-shared-code/66907/1 "2022-08-25T13:19:18Z")
- new to node-red ( and here )
there are many posts sharing code
also a general info how to do that:
[https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-share-code-or-flow-json/506)
ahm,
but i need info how to use such a code snippet
in the node-red editor?
without that a screen-print of a node open in editor helps me more
for understanding or creating that manually.
? fast sharing work flow ?
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [25 August 2022 13:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-shared-code/66907/2 "2022-08-25T13:21:29Z")
Copy the code.
Then in flow editor press ctrl I or use menu and select import.
Paste the code in the box and press import.
In the flow editor you should see a new flow.
[https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/import-export](https://nodered.org/docs/user-guide/editor/workspace/import-export)
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### Author:  [@kll](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kll)
#### Post date: [25 August 2022 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-shared-code/66907/3 "2022-08-25T13:25:19Z")
that was fast... thank you, will try
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [8 September 2022 13:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-use-shared-code/66907/4 "2022-09-08T13:25:48Z")
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