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In this episode The Sage demonstrates several different uses of Drag and Drop in OS X.

You can watch this episode here.

There are many ways in which drag and drop can be used in OS X. In this episode The Sage demonstrates a few of the less conspicuous implementations of drag and drop. They are:

1. Drag and Drop while holding ⌥ to copy files or folders
2. Drag a file over a folder and hold the mouse cursor over the folder for several seconds to reveal the subdirectories of that folder. Using drag and drop with spring loaded folders can enable you to drag and drop files into folders buried deep within a directory.
3. Dragging files over the dock to open the file with that application.
4. Dragging links to the menu bar to open the link in a new tab.

It is probably worth mentioning that there is usually a quicker way to accomplish the tasks listed above without even using a mouse. Moving and copying files can be quickly achieved via quicksilver. Attaching files to email can be also achieved via quicksilver. Using the quicksilver method the address field will already be populated. Finally, ⌘clicking links will open the link in a new tab. This is much quicker than dragging links around.

In-spite of the quicker keyboard options, many people (my wife to be included) are not geeky enough to pursue the keyboard alternatives. Mouse actions are much more intuitive for everyone. So, feel free to give drag and drop a try. If you are not using it, you will find that it can enhance your workflow.

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