Moving/Copying Content using Drag and Drop

Document Elements can be rearranged within a document, that is open for editing, via Drag and Drop (DnD). DnD refers to the movement or relocation of a selected Document Element by moving/dragging the Element from its current location while holding down the left mouse button and dropping the element to its new location by releasing the left mouse button.

Moving Document Elements using the editor is as follows:

1. Select and hold the Shift button
2. Select, using the left mouse button, a single Document Element within the Editor

3. While holding down the left mouse button begin moving/dragging the cursor. At this point, the View of the selected Document Element will change to show the Document Type and its corresponding icon.

   

   

4. Move the selected Document Element to a separate location within the document, and within the Editor View

   

   

   Notice that the selected Document Element is rendered as transparent and that there is a blue or orange Bar displayed at various locations based on the location of the cursor throughout the process of dragging. Blue lines indicate valid locations for the selected Document Element as defined by the Document Schema. Orange lines identify invalid locations. In which case, the selected Document Element cannot be moved/dropped there.

5. Select the location to move the selected Document Element by releasing the left mouse button
6. The system will remove the Document Element from its previous location and place it within the selected location

Referring to the previous section, a similar process can be used to copy a selected Document Element by holding down the Ctrl Key instead of the Shift Key. The result will be a copied Document Element at the chosen location.

Document Elements can be moved via the Navigation Pane using DnD. The process is as follows:

1. Select the Document Element node in the Navigation Pane. Note that it is not necessary to simultaneously select the Shift button as is done when moving within the Editor

2. While holding down the left mouse button begin moving/dragging the cursor. At this point, the View of the selected Document Element will change to show the Document Type and its corresponding icon.

   

   

3. Move the selected Document Element node to a separate location within the Navigation Pane

   

   

   Notice that the selected Document Element is rendered as transparent and that there is a blue or orange Bar displayed at various locations based on the location of the cursor throughout the process of dragging. Blue lines indicate valid locations for the selected Document Element as defined by the Document Schema. Orange lines identify invalid locations. In which case, the selected Document Element cannot be moved/dropped there. When dragging the Document Element over a Container Document Element Node, the Container node is rendered with a blue box around identifying that it is valid to place/drop the selected Document Element as a first child within it.

4. Select the location to move the selected Document Element by releasing the left mouse button
5. The system will remove the Document Element from its previous location and place it within the selected location

Referring to the previous section, a similar process can be used to copy a selected Document Element by holding down the Ctrl Key and dragging within the Navigation Pane. The result will be a copied Document Element at the chosen location.