Editing Drag and drop (section)

== Examples ==

A common example is dragging an icon on a virtual [[desktop environment|desktop]] to a special [[trashcan]] [[icon (computing)|icon]] to delete a [[computer file|file]].

Further examples include:
* Dragging a data [[computer file|file]] onto a [[Computer program|program]] [[icon (computing)|icon]] or window for viewing or processing. For instance, dropping an icon that represents a text file into a Microsoft Word window signifies "Open this document as a new document in Word"
* Moving or copying [[computer file|files]] to a new location/directory/folder,
* Adding objects to a list of objects to be processed,
* Rearranging [[widget (computing)|widgets]] in a [[graphical user interface]] to customize their layout,
* Dragging an attribute onto an object to which the command is to be applied,
** e.g. dragging a color onto a graphical object to change its color,
* Dragging a tool to a canvas location to apply the tool at that location,
* Creating a [[hyperlink]] from one location or word to another location or document.
* Most word processors allow dragging selected text from one point to another.
* Dragging a series of code blocks such as in [[Blender (software)|Blender]] for designing shaders and materials.