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DragAndDrop

As of Version 10.4, DragAndDrop is no longer supported.

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DragAndDrop

is a global front end option that specifies whether to allow drag‐and‐drop editing.

Details

  • With DragAndDrop->True, dragging an already‐selected region cuts the region from its original location and pastes it at the location you move to.
  • DragAndDrop may not be available on some computer systems or with some windowing environments.

Examples

Basic Examples  (1)Summary of the most common use cases

Turn DragAndDrop on for the current session:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dqv4s1nig8-j1h6gu

Create a notebook to try drag-and-drop editing:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dqv4s1nig8-me6f4u

Select a piece of text and drag it:

Reset the option to its initial setting:

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https://wolfram.com/xid/0dqv4s1nig8-es4dvr
Wolfram Research (1996), DragAndDrop, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html.
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Wolfram Research (1996), DragAndDrop, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), DragAndDrop, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html.

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Wolfram Research (1996), DragAndDrop, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "DragAndDrop." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html.

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Wolfram Language. 1996. "DragAndDrop." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). DragAndDrop. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html

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Wolfram Language. (1996). DragAndDrop. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_draganddrop, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DragAndDrop}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html}", note=[Accessed: 23-May-2025 ]}

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@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_draganddrop, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DragAndDrop}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html}", note=[Accessed: 23-May-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_draganddrop, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DragAndDrop}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html}, note=[Accessed: 23-May-2025 ]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2025_draganddrop, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DragAndDrop}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DragAndDrop.html}, note=[Accessed: 23-May-2025 ]}