Over the past few weeks, we discussed the usefulness of cut, copy and paste. Another great skill to have at your disposal is “drag and drop”. With very few exceptions, drag and drop requires your mouse.
To drag and drop an object, click and hold the left mouse button on the file, object, or text and then move (drag) the mouse to its destination. It is the same exact maneuver computer users use every day to play solitaire and move the cards from stack to stack.
Here are some other examples:
* Want to delete an unused icon from your desktop? Click on the icon and hold the mouse button down while dragging it to the Recycle Bin. Once over the Recycle Bin, release the mouse button and the icon disappears.
* To move a file from your desktop or some other location to My Documents, click and drag the file to the My Documents icon and release.
* To move text around in an email or word processing document, highlight the text to move, click and hold the highlighted text with your left mouse button and drag it to the new destination.
* Want to create a new icon on your desktop for quicker access to a favorite program? RIGHT click and drag the program’s entry on the Program’s list to your desktop, release the button and choose Copy from the menu.
There are many other uses from opening files, to printing files, to backing up files that drag and drop can be used. Experiment and benefit from this fun and useful tip.
