As you work with documents in the Library, you may find that you need to move them to another folder due to a change in your folder structure or because the document was saved to the wrong folder. When you move a document to another folder, all links to modules, sections, assessments and other documents are maintained. Because each document is assigned a unique ID, you can move the document into a folder that already contains a document with the same name. You can move a single document or multiple documents to another folder using drag-and-drop or cut and paste. A cut document does not move until it is pasted. If you do not paste the document, it remains in its original location. 

In addition to moving documents within the Library, you can also move documents from the Library to an outline, within an outline, and from one outline to another. Dragging a document from the Library into an outline links the document to the outline, but does not physically move the document from its original folder. Moving documents within an outline or to another outline, unlinks the document from its current location in an outline and relinks it to its new location in an outline.

Note: A summary message appears if some of the documents you selected could not be processed. Clicking the View activity log link in the message displays a list of the results for each document.

 Multi-user Considerations

• You can move a document to another folder regardless of its check in/out state. If you move a document while working offline, the move does not appear in the Library until you switch to online mode.
   
  You can move a locked document (one checked out to another author) to another folder in the Library. Note that documents can be moved at any time, even while the document is open in the checked out author's Library. When the author closes the moved document, it appears in the new location after a server refresh.

To move a document in the Library using cut and paste:

1. Select the document you want to move.
    
   You can select multiple documents using the standard Windows selection keys (CTRL+click and SHIFT+click). You can select all items in a folder by choosing Select All from the Edit menu.
    
2. On the Edit menu, choose  Cut.
    
   The icon for the document appears shaded until the document is pasted.
    
   You can also right-click your selection and choose Cut.
    
3. Select the destination folder in the Folders pane.
    
4. On the Edit menu, choose  Paste.
    
   You can also right-click the folder where you want to move the document and choose Paste.

To move a document in the Library using drag-and-drop:

1. Select the document you want to move.
    
2. Drag the document and drop it on the destination folder.
    
   As you drag a document, a yellow arrow also moves, indicating the selected folder in the folder hierarchy. Release the mouse button when the arrow points to the destination folder where you want to move the document.

Table of Contents  Back