Drag and Drop from Files panel

I am having trouble dragging JPG files from the Files panel
to insert in my pages. I have a number of pages created from the
same template and the ability to drag and drop an image from the
Files panel doesn't work for all pages.
Some pages let me drag the file across, other times I have to
use the Insert command and browse to select the file. Is there an
option that I've somehow turned off for these pages?
Thanks.

> Is there an option that I've somehow turned off for
these pages?
I don't think so. What happens on those pages that fail? Do
you get an
error? Do you just get nothing? Do you get the circle/slash
cursor? Are
you dropping onto non-editable turf?
Personally, I have never found the INSERT menu option to be
too much
trouble....
Murray --- ICQ 71997575
Adobe Community Expert
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"Bagheera62" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>I am having trouble dragging JPG files from the Files
panel to insert in my
> pages. I have a number of pages created from the same
template and the
> ability
> to drag and drop an image from the Files panel doesn't
work for all pages.
>
> Some pages let me drag the file across, other times I
have to use the
> Insert
> command and browse to select the file. Is there an
option that I've
> somehow
> turned off for these pages?
>
> Thanks.
>

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