# Alt/Option + Drag to Copy
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alt-option-drag-to-copy/492
**Category:** Feature Requests
**Created:** [30 May 2018 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alt-option-drag-to-copy/492 "2018-05-30T12:50:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@jonl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jonl)
#### Post date: [30 May 2018 12:50 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alt-option-drag-to-copy/492/1 "2018-05-30T12:50:24Z")
This is a common graphics editing paradigm. When dragging/dropping if you hold down the Alt (Windows/Linux), or Option (Mac) key, then instead of moving what you are dragging, it copies it.
This would be great when copying nodes or entire flows. There is already support for Shift+Drag which just ignores the grid.
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### Author:  [@DamianosS](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/DamianosS)
#### Post date: [28 April 2020 12:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alt-option-drag-to-copy/492/2 "2020-04-28T12:39:13Z")
On Windows it's usually Ctrl-Drag.
Would be great, nevertheless.
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### Author:  [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)
#### Post date: [28 April 2020 14:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alt-option-drag-to-copy/492/3 "2020-04-28T14:27:41Z")
Though real geeks use the keyboard of course. 😉
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### Author:  [@kagey-cmd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/kagey-cmd)
#### Post date: [4 March 2024 20:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/alt-option-drag-to-copy/492/4 "2024-03-04T20:17:17Z")
And Shift+Drag to lock to cardinal direction. And Ctrl+Shift+Drag for both simultaneously.