Dragging objects

You can use drag-and-drop to move and copy objects in a module or to copy objects between modules.

You can:

You cannot use drag-and-drop to copy or move objects within a module if a sort is applied. If you are using drag-and-drop to copy objects between modules, the source module can have a sort applied but the target module must have sorting turned off.

You can copy or move tables within a module or between modules using drag-and-drop. To copy or move a table using drag-and-drop, click any cell in the table. The whole table is moved when you drag-and-drop the table cell.

Note: The Below and Below with hierarchy options are not available when you drag tables.

Either click or select (Shift+Click) the object you want to move or copy, and then drag it to the target location. To copy the current object after or below itself, drag it over itself.

When you select multiple objects using Shift+Click, do not release the mouse button before you drag the objects. You lose your selection if you release the mouse button between selecting the objects and dragging them.

When you release the mouse button, you see a menu that includes the following options:

Table 1. Move and copy options
Menu option Description
Move > After Moves the selected object and all the objects in the tree below it to the same level as, and immediately after, the target object.
Move > Below Moves the selected object and all the objects in the tree below it to one level below the target object.

If the target object already has children, the copied object becomes its first child.

Copy > After (with hierarchy) Copies the selected object and all the objects in the tree below it to the same level as, and immediately after, the target object.
Copy > Below (with hierarchy) Copies the selected object and all the objects in the tree below it to one level below the target object.

If the target object already has children, the copied object becomes its first child.

Copy > After Copies the selected object to the same level as, and immediately after, the target object.
Copy > Below Copies the selected object to one level below the target object.

If the target object already has children, the copied object becomes its first child.

Copy then link from Start > After (with hierarchy) Same as Copy after (with hierarchy), except it also creates a link from each source object to its copy.
Copy then link from Start > Below (with hierarchy) Same as Copy below (with hierarchy), except it also creates a link from each source object to its copy.
Copy then link from Start > After Same as Copy after, except it also creates a link from the source object to its copy.
Copy then link from Start > Below Same as Copy below, except it also creates a link from the source object to its copy.
Copy then link to Start > After (with hierarchy) Same as Copy after (with hierarchy), except it also creates a link to each source object from its copy.
Copy then link to Start > Below (with hierarchy) Same as Copy below (with hierarchy), except it also creates a link to each source object from its copy.
Copy then link to Start > After Same as Copy after, except it also creates a link to the source object from its copy.
Copy then link to Start > Below Same as Copy below, except it also creates a link to the source object from its copy.

When you use drag-and-drop to copy objects between modules, only the Object Heading, Object Text and Object Short Text attributes are copied. If you want to copy other attributes between modules, use the object copier (see Copying objects).

When you use Copy then link to Start and Copy then link from Start, the standard rules that control linking apply. You must have the necessary access rights to create the links.


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