IBM Lotus Symphony


Dragging and Dropping Within a Lotus Symphony Document

There are many options for moving or copying objects using drag-and-drop. Text sections, drawing objects, graphics, form controls, hyperlinks, cell ranges, and many more can be moved or copied with the mouse.

Note that the mouse pointer displays a plus sign when copying and an arrow when creating a link or hyperlink.

Table 1. Mouse pointer descriptions
Mouse Pointer Description
Mouse pointer moving data Moving
Mouse pointer copying data Copying
Mouse pointer inserting link Creating a link

If you press Ctrl or Shift+Ctrl while releasing the mouse button, you can control whether the object is copied, moved, or a link is created.

Icon If you drag objects out of the Navigator , you can specify in the submenu of the Navigator's Drag Mode icon whether to copy the object, insert it as a link or insert it as a hyperlink.
Tip Icon You can cancel a drag-and-drop operation in Lotus® Symphony™ at any time by pressing the Esc key before releasing the mouse button.

Product Feedback | Additional Documentation | Trademarks