Opt-click & drag to copy doesn't work..why???

Hello,
I am having trouble with the shortcut copy & drag command (holding down option while dragging a note event or region.) It only seems to work about half the time- frequently, it moves the event instead of moving a copy. Then I have to undo & try again. Sometimes this happens 5 or 10 times before it finally works. As you can imagine this can be incredibly frustrating.
I haven't been using Logic long enough to know if I'm just an idiot or I have some kind of bug.
I have tried holding down opt before clicking on the item vs clicking on the item first and then holding option...I've tried selecting the item first, then tried having it NOT selected before the first click...it just seems to work sometimes, not work other times, no matter what. Has anyone heard of this problem? I couldn't find anything in the archives here.
Or, does anyone have a Logic tech support email or phone #? It seems to be hard to find.
Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks

The good news is that I use this copy method all the time with no problem so it is most likely something small that you're overlooking. So let's take it step by step:
to copy a region, select the region by clicking on it once. When the region is highlighted grab it by clicking and holding on it. Now move it to where you want to position the copy (if you have the help tags on they will read "Moving to position x.x.x.x). When it's positioned where you want it hold the option key (the help tags will now read "Copying" instead of "Moving"). Release the mouse button while still holding the option key, once the copy is in place you can stop holding the option key.
To copy individual note(s) in the Score or Piano Roll editors follow the exact same proceedure except that you first select the notes by rubberbanding them.
R.

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