Inserting a Question Slide

I am trying to insert a question slide, but it keeps defaulting to insertion as slide 9 when I need it to be later in the slide deck. I cannot seem to move the slide to where I need it either. Can someone help me fix this, please?

Hi There,
Welcome to Adobe Forums.
Can you tell me the version of Captivate You are using (Go to Help > About Adobe Captivate) ?
Have you tried the same with a new Blank Project ?
Try to Copy and Paste all the slides in a new Blank project of same resolution and then check .
Thanks and Regards
Himanshu Satija

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Message was edited by: GPillsbury1

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