Dragging Files

I've updated to Lion 10.7, and now I can no longer drag files between desktop windows or perform any gestures while dragging a file. For instance, On monday I was able to right click and drag a file in itunes (full screen), and then use a 3 finger swipe to travel to another desktop or application and drop the file there. Now, when I right click drag a file, no gestures work at all. Apparently this is a feature the update of Lion was supposed to add, any idea why this is an issue?
Thanks

Thomas,Click and Hold the file's icon in the Finder (only one file at a time in this version) then without letting go of the mouse button, activate Dashboard, then you can drop the file on the widget.
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