Simple commands can sometimes cause the most frustration when working with software programs. If you use Microsoft Visio to create diagrams, you know how useful it is to copy shapes within your document.
You can copy objects by holding down the CTRL key and moving them with your mouse with the left button pressed. Sometimes when you do this, you may not copy your object, but move it instead. This can be frustrating, and you may not know why it didn’t work after it worked the last 10 times.
The trick is to let go of your mouse button before you let go of the CTRL key. If you let go of the CTRL key before you let go of the mouse button, the object will move instead of making a copy of itself.
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