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Open the tutorial file:

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Click on File > New from Template...

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Double-click the Tutorials folder and open the file called "Moving Outline Elements".

If an outline element has child elements, the child elements will normally move with the parent.  For example, if you have a Sequence (parent) that contains three Scenes (children), moving the Sequence will take the three Scenes with it.

To move selected outline elements, click and drag them up or down to a new location in the Outline panel.  If the Outline is long, you can hold the mouse near the top or bottom of the list while dragging an element in order to scroll the list.

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Click and hold the left mouse button down on the ***Sequence*** in the First Act.

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Still holding the mouse button down, drag the ***Sequence*** down into the Second Act.

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Click down on the ***Sequence*** you just moved and, while still holding the mouse button down, drag it to the bottom of the list.

Notice, the list starts to scroll, which allows you move the element to parts of the Outline panel list that are not in view.

You can also use simple cut & paste in the document itself to move an outline element.

NOTE:  holding down the CTRL key while dragging will allow the parent element to move independently, leaving its child elements where they are.  The child elements will then become a part of the nearest parent element.