<![CDATA[drag it out and drop as a copy]]>Hello!
While editing a text file, it’s possible to copy a selected text into a new place in the same file. For that, one has to push Ctrl button while D&Ding. Unfortunately, that does not work with dropping a selection outside the notepad++
So, is there a way to use D&D feature to drag and drop a selected text out of the editor while keeping the original selection in place?

]]>https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/topic/25007/drag-it-out-and-drop-as-a-copyRSS for NodeFri, 08 May 2026 09:11:31 GMTFri, 06 Oct 2023 16:58:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to drag it out and drop as a copy on Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:39:41 GMT]]>
  • Select text
  • Drag the selected text to the position you want to drop
  • Press Ctrl and release mouse button
  • Done
    • ]]>    https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/92322https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/92322Wed, 24 Jan 2024 16:39:41 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to drag it out and drop as a copy on Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:07:05 GMT]]>@Nick-Kat said in drag it out and drop as a copy:

    Hello!
    While editing a text file, it’s possible to copy a selected text into a new place in the same file. For that, one has to push Ctrl button while D&Ding. Unfortunately, that does not work with dropping a selection outside the notepad++
    So, is there a way to use D&D feature to drag and drop a selected text out of the editor while keeping the original selection in place?

    I think you need provide more information as I can’t reproduce the issue.

    I’m on Windows11 and I tested drag-n-drop from Notepad++ v8.5.7 (both 64 and 32-bit mode) to Microsoft Word 2010, Microsoft Notepad app thing, and Firefox and it worked as expected. If I don’t hold the Ctrl key down it moves the text from Notepad++ into the destination. If I hold the Ctrl key down when doing the drag-n-drop then it copies the selected text into the destination and the original text remains in Notepad++.

    I discovered I can’t drag-and-drop from Notepad++ into this forum’s message reply box. What I tried that a message showed up on the forum side with “Drag and Drop Images Here” but when I let go my text did not get dropped. I guess the message board only allows images, but not text, to get dropped in.

    ]]>    https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89732https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89732Sat, 07 Oct 2023 00:07:05 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to drag it out and drop as a copy on Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:19:53 GMT]]>@Nick-Kat

    I think this depends on the app into which you drag and drop.

    For example, I just opened a text file in Notepad++ and also opened a Reddit New Post window in Firefox and selected Markdown mode.

    If I drag selected text from Notepad++ to the post text box, it is moved. If I Crtl+drag, it is copied.

    When I switch to the Reddit Fancy Pants editor, the data is still deleted if I drag and unchanged if I Ctrl+drag, but nothing get pasted either way. (Probably a Reddit and/or Firefox bug.)

    If I use a Windows Run command dialog (Win+r) as the target, the data gets copied, but not deleted, regardless of whether I drag or Ctrl+drag. If the data contains blanks, quotes are added around the copy in the dialog.

    I don’t recall the details, but my memory says the control onto which you drop is responsible for most of what happens when you drag and drop. Notepad++ appears to be doing its part.

    ]]>    https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89724https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89724Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:19:53 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to drag it out and drop as a copy on Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:18:10 GMT]]>@Alan-Kilborn sure, that will work, just like right click + Copy\Paste, but my question is on why Notepad++ is different is this regard from, say Microsoft Word? In the Word D&D between the latter and some other text field leaves the selected text in its original place.

    ]]>    https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89723https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89723Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:18:10 GMT    <![CDATA[Reply to drag it out and drop as a copy on Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:04:59 GMT]]>@Nick-Kat

    I’d do:

    • Ctrl+c in Notepad++
    • Move input focus to different app
    • Ctrl+v
    ]]>    https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89721https://community.notepad-plus-plus.org/post/89721Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:04:59 GMT