Depending on what you are dragging and dropping, when you drag and drop a file, you are creating a copy of the file, or you may be moving it from one place to another. For example, when you drag a meeting invitation from one day to another, you are moving the meeting to a different day which reschedules the meeting.

IBM Workplace Managed Client users: To drag and drop files between IBM Workplace Documents and Notes

To attach a file from the document library to a Notes document , do the following:

1. Open the Notes document to which you want to attach the document file.

2. In Documents, select the file that you want to attach.

3. Drag the file to the Lotus Notes icon, and hover over the icon until Notes opens.

4. Drop the file into the Notes document, and it displays as an attachment.

To save a Notes attachment to the document library, do the following:

5. Open the document library and select the folder to which you want to save the document file.

6. In Notes, open the document with the attachment that you want to save.

7. Drag the attachment to the Documents icon, and hover over the icon until Documents opens.

8. Drop the attachment into the document library.

To drag and drop files in other cases involving Notes

1. Depending on what you are dragging and dropping, minimize and then re-size Notes so you can see the operating system's desktop, file system, an application, or an Internet browser simultaneously, by moving your cursor to the bottom right corner of the Notes window until you see a double-sided arrow, then drag the window upward toward the top left of your screen.

2. To drag and drop an item, select the item from the place that you are dragging it from by left-clicking the item and holding down the mouse button, drag the item to the place you want to drop it, then release the mouse button to drop the file.

Tip If you are using Notes with Windows, you can right-click an item from the Windows desktop or from a Windows folder and select to either copy the item or embed the item as an OLE object (if that application is installed).

• Mail and Personal Address Book
• Calendar and Scheduling
• Documents and applications
• Bookmarks
• Replicator
• Other Notes options

Calendar and Scheduling

What do you want to do?	Procedure
Reschedule a Calendar entry that you own to a different time and date	From the Calendar view, with time slots displayed, select any Calendar entry that you own, and drag the entry to the date and time you want to reschedule it to in the Calendar.
Reschedule a Calendar entry that you own to a different date	From the Calendar view, select any Calendar entry that you own, and drag the entry to the date you want to reschedule it to in the Calendar.
Propose a new date and time for a meeting that you were invited to	From the Calendar view, select any meeting that you were invited to, and drag the entry to the date you want to reschedule it to in the Calendar.
Reschedule the Start or End time of an appointment or meeting that you own Change the Start or End time of an appointment or meeting that you own	From the Day view in the Calendar, with time slots displayed, select a meeting or appointment that you own, and drag the top (Start time) or bottom (End time) border to the new Start or End time.
Propose a new Start or End time of an appointment or meeting that you were invited to	From the Day view in the Calendar, with time slots displayed, select a meeting or appointment that you were invited to, and drag the top (Start time) or bottom (End time) border to the new Start or End time.

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Documents and applications

What do you want to do?	Procedure
Create an attachment in a document from a file in your operating system	Put the open document in Edit mode. From the operating system's desktop or file system, select a file, and drag the file to the open document.
Copy a document to your operating system Note Dragging window tabs to the Macintosh operating system is not supported.	From Notes, select a document's window tab (Windows only) or a document from a database view, and drag the document to the operating system's desktop or file system.
Copy an attachment from a document to the operating system or into an application (such as Lotus 1-2-3)	From a document, select an attachment and drag the attachment to the operating system's desktop, file system, or an application.
Copy a URL address from an Internet browser into a document	Put the open document in Edit mode. From an Internet browser, drag the bookmark icon of the URL from the address bar, and drag the URL to the document.
Create an OLE object in a document	Put the open document in Edit mode. From the operating system's desktop or file system, select a file by right-clicking the file, then drag the file to the document. From the pop-up menu, choose "Create Embedded Object here."
Copy a document from one folder or view to another folder or view	From the navigation pane, select a folder or view, press and hold CTRL, and drag to another folder or view. Note To select multiple documents, click in the column to the left of the documents to display check marks next to the documents. Drag one of the selected documents and the rest follow.
Move a document from one folder or view to another folder or view	From the navigation pane, select a folder or view, and drag to another folder or view. Note To select multiple documents, click in the column to the left of the documents to display check marks next to the documents. Drag one of the selected documents and the rest follow.

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Bookmarks

What do you want to do?	Procedure
Copy a file from the operating system to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder	From the operating system's desktop or file system, select a file, and drag the file to the Bookmark bar or Bookmark folder.
Launch an application from the Notes Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder Note Dragging applications from the Macintosh to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder is not supported.	From the operating system's desktop or file system, select an application's executable or shortcut, and drag the file to the Bookmark bar or Bookmark folder.
Copy a document or database from the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder to the operating system	From Notes, select a bookmarked document or database from the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder, and drag the file to the operating system's desktop or file system.
Copy a document or database window tab from the window tab bar to the Bookmark bar or Bookmark folder	From Notes, select a document's or database's window tab, and drag the window tab to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder. Note If you are using Notes inside the IBM Workplace Managed Client, this capability is not available.
Copy an attachment from a document to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder	From a document, select the attachment, and drag the attachment to the Bookmark bar or a Bookmark folder.
Copy a bookmark from one Bookmark folder to another	Select a bookmark from a Bookmark folder, press and hold CTRL, and drag to another Bookmark folder.
Move a bookmark from one Bookmark folder to another	Select a bookmark from a Bookmark folder, and drag to another Bookmark folder

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Replicator

What do you want to do?	Procedure
Create a database replica	Select a database from the Workspace, Bookmark bar, or Bookmark folder, and drag the database to the Replicator bookmark or Replicator page. Note If you are using Notes inside the IBM Workplace Managed Client, this capability is not available.
Replicate an existing replica already on your Replicator page	Select a database from the Workspace, Bookmark bar, or Bookmark folder, and drag the database to the Replicator bookmark or Replicator page.
Replicate a document to an existing replica	Select a document's window tab or a document from a database view, and drag the document to the replica on the Replicator page.
Rearrange or file database entries listed in the Replicator page	From the Replicator page, select a database entry, and drag the database to the position you want or to the folder you are adding it to.

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Other Notes options

What do you want to do?	Procedure
Rearrange the order of window tabs	Select a document's or database's window tab, and drag the window tab to the position you want. Note If you are using Notes inside the IBM Workplace Managed Client, this capability is not available.

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See Also

Moving or adding mail to a folder
Sorting mail in a folder or view
Running an archive
Archiving mail messages to free up space
Importing and exporting contacts as vCards
Creating replicas
Refining the sequence of replication on the Replicator page
Replicating selected documents in a database
Adding data from other applications to a Notes document
Moving a folder or view
Working with bookmarks

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