Overlapping audio regions

Hello
Im still getting the hang of logic x here
I have a quick question
when I overlap an audio region on to another audio region on the same or a different track
it is trimmed in size if I move the overlapped region again
In my previous logic setups this was not the case. the original overlapped audio region would stay the same size and length underneath when I moved the region I put on top of it.
does anyone know how I can change this back?
Ive tried help search and couldn't find my answer.
thanks kindly;)

Glad you got it sorted but if you write how you got it sorted it could well help another user facing the same situation.

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