Dragging and Dropping Within a $[officename] Document/text/shared/guide/dragdrop.xhpSun Microsystems, Inc.drag and drop;overviewmouse; pointers when using drag and droplinks;by drag and dropcopying;by drag and drop
Dragging and Dropping Within a $[officename] 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.
Mouse PointerDescriptionMouse pointer moving dataMovingMouse pointer copying dataCopyingMouse pointer inserting linkCreating a link
If you press CommandCtrl or Shift+CommandCtrl while releasing the mouse button, you can control whether the object is copied, moved, or a link is created.
Icon Drag ModeIf 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.
You can cancel a drag-and-drop operation in $[officename] at any time by pressing the Esc key before releasing the mouse button.