# Dragging and Dropping Within a $[officename] Document

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drag and drop;overview
mouse; pointers when using drag and drop
links;by drag and drop
copying;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 Pointer
Description
Mouse pointer moving data
Moving
Mouse pointer copying data
Copying
Mouse pointer inserting link
Creating a link

If you press Command Ctrl or Shift+Command 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.

You can cancel a drag-and-drop operation in $[officename] at any time by pressing the Esc key before releasing the mouse button.