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Drag and Drop Tips |
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A Sign is Given Platform: Windows 95/98/NT
Platform: Windows 95/98/
Pressing Esc in the middle of a drag aborts it.
If you're dragging and dropping the icon of a program, the default action is to make a shortcut. If you drag and drop a data file, the default action is copy.
Right drag a selection from an OLE document (e.g., Word 95) onto the Desktop or folder, then select the ‘Create Document Shortcut Here’ item, and a shortcut (bookmark) will be created. Opening this document shortcut at a later time will open the original document and return you to the place in the document that the shortcut originated.
If you drag an object, and hold it over the tray button for the desired window for a moment, that window will be moved to the top, allowing you to continue without rearranging the open windows.
Create a shortcut to your printer by clicking on your Start menu, then Settings, then Control Panel, then Printers, and dragging a printer icon to the Desktop. You can then drag documents to the printer icon and print them instantly.
You can drag and drop an icon to the Run dialog box. There you can add startup options or modify the launch in any way.
Left dragging an executable to a new directory results in a shortcut to that executable.
Left dragging objects from one directory to another on a different drive results in a copy. Ctrl+Left-drag forces a copy.
Drag a document or folder into the Run dialog, and Windows will type that path for you automatically. You can then modify and launch with your changes.
To move files between folders make sure you have both folders open in separate windows. Then drag your file from its original location down to the button on the taskbar which represents the destination folder. While holding the file over the taskbar, the destination folder will open maximized. Release your file into the destination folder.
To select a group of files or folder, hold the SHIFT key and click on the files or folders at each end of the group.
Left drag a selection from an OLE document (e.g., Word 95) onto the Desktop or folder and a scrap will be created (a scrap is an OLE object that contains the selection). Dropping this scrap onto another document or back onto the original document will insert or render the scrap object.
To print a document quickly, you can drag its icon onto a printer icon.
When dragging and dropping any file, always use the right mouse button. This will give you a prompt so you can cancel, or choose an alternate operation other than the Windows default. (copy, move, etc.)
Hold down the SHIFT key when you drag and drop something with the left mouse button. You will get the same context menu as if you had dragged and dropped with just the right mouse button.
To synchronize files between portable and desktop machines, drag the documents from your portable to the Briefcase on your desktop machine.
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