Additional Ideas for Dragging and Dropping

Dragging and dropping can make any program easier to use—just as long as you know what to drag and drop in the first place. Since many programs don't make it obvious what you can drag and drop, feel free to experiment with different programs.

Just point the mouse to any text or graphic image and drag it. If the text or graphic image moves along with the mouse pointer, you've discovered something you can drag. Once you discover text or graphics that you can drag, practice dropping them in likely places, such as inside another window or in a different location in the current window.

Dragging and dropping may take practice, especially if you're new to computers. But once you get the hang of dragging and dropping, ...

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