How do I rearrange (organize) songs in playlists

You used to be able to move songs up and down (ie:organize) in itunes playlists. Simply click on highlighted song and move up or down to your desired spot in the playlist. With this new itunes that function is no longer available. Am i correct with this? editing a playlist does not enable this function.
Please help.

Pangis,
With the playlist open, go to the command View > Show View Options. When the dialog comes up, set "Sort By" to "Manual Order."
Then you will be able to rearrange the order by dragging songs up or down in the playlist.

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