Mac OS 9: Visual QuickStart Guide

Macintosh Drag & Drop

Macintosh drag and drop enables you to copy or move information by dragging selections from one location to another:

• Dragging a selection from one location in a document window to another moves the selection.

• Dragging a selection from one document window to another in the same application copies the selection.

• Dragging a selection from one application's document window to another application's document window copies the selection.

• Holding down while dragging a selection copies the selection.

• Dragging a selection from a document window to the Finder creates a clipping file (figure 51) containing the selection (figure 52).

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