Using Drag-and-Drop

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You can use the drag-and-drop feature to copy objects to place in other documents. To use this feature in other applications, they must support drag-and-drop. As when using the clipboard, the information is transferred as a ChemDraw object and can be edited.

You can also use the drag-and-drop feature to create clipping files .

To create a clipping file or a scrap file:

1. Select an object in a ChemDraw document.

2. Drag the selection out of the ChemDraw document window onto the desktop.

A clipping file or a scrap file is created on your desktop.

To view the information within a clipping file or a scrap file:

• Double-click the file's icon.

A window appears showing the ChemDraw drawing. Click the close box to close the clipping file's window.

To use the contents of a clipping or scrap file in a document:

• Drag the clipping or scrap file into an open window of an application that supports the drag-and-drop feature.

The contents of the clipping or scrap file are copied to the open window. The clipping or scrap file is unchanged.