![]() So you can take a video like this from the Finder and drop it right in. But you could actually drag and drop things like videos, audio, and images right into the iMovie timeline. I often hear from people using iMovie and using Import to bring files into iMovie before putting in the timeline. Drag to the other desktop, wait, and now I can drop the file into a folder here or into an app. So I'm going to drag like this and use the gesture or simply Control Up Arrow to go to Mission Control. You can always use Mission Control as well. I'm dragging with this file but I could still use four fingers on my trackpad to go to the other desktop. I can place it in this Finder window or inside an app or something like that instead. I can get it to the other desktop by using Control Right Arrow to go over there all while still dragging and dropping. Then I'm going to use Control Left Arrow to go back here. I'm going to open up a new Finder window. Now if you use Mission Control, I'm going to use Command Up Arrow to go into it, and you have multiple desktops you can drag and drop between the desktops in a couple of different ways. It's really handy for opening a file in an app that you already have running. But I could also take this file and drop it onto an app here and it will open up in that app. So I start dragging this file and then I use Command Tab and continue to hold the Command Key down to bring up the App Switcher. But another thing you could do is you could use App Switcher with drag and drop. So instead of having it open in the default TextEdit app I can have it open in Pages instead. The apps that accept that type of file will highlight. But you could also drag a file down to the Dock and drag it on top of an app. A lot of times when you want to open a file you would select a file and double click it. First let's start off with something really simple. But there are a ton of different places where you can use it. ![]() So Mac users use drag and drop all the time. Join us and get exclusive content and course discounts. There you can read more about the Patreon Campaign. MacMost is brought to you thanks to a great group of more than 1000 supporters. Here's are some advanced drag and drop techniques that you should be using on your Mac. Video Transcript: Hi, this is Gary with. Check out 15 Drag-And-Drop Techniques You Should Be Using at YouTube for closed captioning and more options. ![]()
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