On 2/9/03 1:11 PM, "TheMacintoshLady" <TheMacintoshLady at earthlink.net> wrote: > Bill Reburn tapped out this message on 2/9/2003 3:18 PM > >> Never been a problem for me. >> >> Click - drag to select wanted text (remains highlited after I let go of the >> mouse button), then single click again on the highlighted area and drag to >> the desktop. No problem. >> >> Am I missing something? > > > No but I must be because it doesn't work......shouldn't it work in > TextEdit? It works.. Just hold the button down for a second longer, then drag. I am used to being able to click and drag pretty fast out of app's - TextEdit for some reason makes you wait just a fraction longer before you can drag. Work for you? Bill Reburn