Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/qb-option.js
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diff -u -r80e8b14fbf1e51ddd5f16b6af99fcf5757909814 -r32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/qb-option.js	(.../qb-option.js)	(revision 80e8b14fbf1e51ddd5f16b6af99fcf5757909814)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/qb-option.js	(.../qb-option.js)	(revision 32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c)
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@
 	       	} else {
 	       		optionDisplayOrderSpan.removeClass('correctOption').css('filter', 'brightness(1)');
 	       	}
+
+			checkQuestionNewVersion();
 	    });
 	    //update slider's label with the initial value
 	    $('.slider').trigger('slide');
Index: lams_central/web/includes/javascript/qb-question.js
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diff -u -r80e8b14fbf1e51ddd5f16b6af99fcf5757909814 -r32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c
--- lams_central/web/includes/javascript/qb-question.js	(.../qb-question.js)	(revision 80e8b14fbf1e51ddd5f16b6af99fcf5757909814)
+++ lams_central/web/includes/javascript/qb-question.js	(.../qb-question.js)	(revision 32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c)
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@
 	if (isNewQuestion) {
 		return;
 	}
-	$('#assessmentQuestionForm').attr('action', CHECK_QUESTION_NEW_VERSION_URL).data('validator').cancelSubmit = true;
-	$('#assessmentQuestionForm').submit();
+	let form = $('#assessmentQuestionForm'),
+		validator = form.data('validator');
+	if (!validator) {
+		return;
+	}
+	form.attr('action', CHECK_QUESTION_NEW_VERSION_URL);
+	validator.cancelSubmit = true;
+	form.submit();
 }
 
 function isVersionCheck() {
@@ -36,7 +42,9 @@
 function afterVersionCheck(responseText, statusText, c, d){
 	$('#assessmentQuestionForm').attr('action', SAVE_QUESTION_URL).data('validator').cancelSubmit = false;
 	// the controller produces true/false and is interpreted as JSON
-	$('#saveButton').toggle(!responseText);
+	let newVersion = responseText;
+	$('#saveButton').toggle(!newVersion);
+	$('#saveAsButton').toggleClass('btn-default', !newVersion).toggleClass('btn-primary', newVersion);
 }
 
 //form validation handler. It's called when the form contains an error.
Index: lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addQuestionFooter.jsp
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diff -u -r80e8b14fbf1e51ddd5f16b6af99fcf5757909814 -r32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c
--- lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addQuestionFooter.jsp	(.../addQuestionFooter.jsp)	(revision 80e8b14fbf1e51ddd5f16b6af99fcf5757909814)
+++ lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addQuestionFooter.jsp	(.../addQuestionFooter.jsp)	(revision 32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c)
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 				</a>
 				
 				<div class="btn-group btn-group-sm">
-					<a id="saveButton" type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default button-add-item" onClick="javascript:saveQuestion(false)">
+					<a id="saveButton" type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-primary button-add-item" onClick="javascript:saveQuestion(false)">
 						<fmt:message key="button.save" />
 					</a>
 					<c:if test="${not isNewQuestion}">
Index: lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addQuestionHeader.jsp
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diff -u -re8dc64faa966126820cd9e5c99575cbbecb31d5f -r32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c
--- lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addQuestionHeader.jsp	(.../addQuestionHeader.jsp)	(revision e8dc64faa966126820cd9e5c99575cbbecb31d5f)
+++ lams_central/web/qb/authoring/addQuestionHeader.jsp	(.../addQuestionHeader.jsp)	(revision 32836dfda60fb8230659e2ecb5ed310719025d1c)
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 	$(document).ready(function(){
 		// trigger is-new-question-version check when changing certain data in a question
-		$('.option-grade-slider, .number, input[name="optionCorrect"]').change(checkQuestionNewVersion);
+		$('.number, input[name="optionCorrect"]').change(checkQuestionNewVersion);
 	});
 </script>
 <lams:JSImport src="includes/javascript/qb-question.js" />