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# Moving Entries

You can move clip library entries within a clip library, or using the Dual Library View, between clip libraries. Entries are moved using drag and drop functionality in either Titles or Proxies mode. Drag and drop a single entry or multiple entries with the left mouse button or the pen.

NoteDrag and drop clips from a Gateway library to import new media in Smoke. See Importing Media Files.

You can move clips to a new location in the same parent entry or from one parent entry to another. For example, you can move clips from a Record Area entry to a Source Area entry.

To move an entry:

1. In the Library Management menu, click Move on Drag.
   NoteIf you press F before you select the clip, this will create a copy of the clip rather than simply moving the clip (see the “To copy an entry:” procedure in Copying Entries.
2. Click the entry and drag it to a new location:
   - In Titles mode, click anywhere on the entry's title bar.
   - In Proxies mode, click anywhere on the proxy except in the jogging area or on the Play button.

   (a) Jogging area(b) Play button

   NoteTo move a clip to a location in the library currently not displayed, hold the selected clip over the scroll arrow buttons. Alternatively, with the clip selected, use the arrow keys to scroll to a new location in the clip library.

   The cursor changes to a white or green four-headed arrow. When the cursor is green, the clip is in a location where you can successfully drop it. When the cursor is white, you cannot drop it at the current location. You need to move it closer to the destination.

3. Release the cursor to drop the entry:
   - In Titles mode, when you drop a clip onto another clip, the dropped clip is placed above the target clip.
   - In Proxies mode, when you drop a clip onto another clip, the dropped clip is placed to the left of the target clip. This is illustrated in the following example.

   Before

   Placing the clip

   After: the clip is placed to the left of the clip that it is over when you drop it