I'm sure this is very noobish but is there a way to merge plugins since u cant save over them? I don't want 5 diff plugins for one dungeon just cuz I don't have time to do it all in one sitting or want to test it

To continue working on a plugin you need to use the "Set as Active File" button before you load it, otherwise the CK thinks you want to use that plugin as a template to copy/paste stuff into your new WIP.

Merging was possible with the Morrowind CS, but didn't exist in later games. If you really did already a lot of work you *could* use TESsnip (Part of http://newvegas.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=36901) to manually merge the plugins, but I think as a newbie learning to use the CK is already enough, you don't really want to fiddle with a low-level editor.

Call it an exercise and load one of the plugins and redo the rest (or ask again for instructions how to do it with TESsnip)

Good to know! Thanks