Copying an object from one document to another in CS4

When more than one document is open in CS4 (for example document 1 and document 2), and the documents are arranged with tabs at the top, it should be possible to drag an object from document 1 to the tab of document 2, have the tab of document 2 automatically come to the top, and then drop the object onto a page in document 2. Is this a bug or is it just me?

You're right, it SHOULD be, but it isn't. I filed a feature request as soon as CS4 was released, but add your voice at http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/mmform/index.cfm?name=wishform
In the meantime you need to either use copy/paste or switch to a tiles view.
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