Microsoft:  Drag-and-Drop to Move and Copy

Have you already discovered the wonders of drag-and-drop? If you have, you know that you can highlight a portion of text in a file, then place the mouse cursor on the highlighted section and click-and-drag that selection to a new location in your file. Or, you may have used drag-and-drop to move a file from your one folder to another. But, have you tried drag-and-drop with your right mouse button?

If you do, you will notice a quick menu will appear when you drop the selection (file or text) in the new location. You have the choice to Copy, Move, or Create Shortcut (Create Hyperlink if moving text in a file). You don't have to memorize when to hold the Control key to copy or is it the Shift key?

Using a right-drag-and-drop can make your edting much easier! Remember, this tip works in all Microsoft products (Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Access).

If you have any questions regarding this tip or need help implementing it in your own projects, contact Ranelle Maltas, Application Support Associate, at 472-0585 or e-mail at rmaltas2@unl.edu.