Problem combining pdf documents in Preview

Hello,
I used to be able to create multiple page pdf's in Snow Leopard by simply dragging the pages on top of each other in the sidebar in Preview. When I try to do this in Lion, the pages just sort of dance around each other. There seems to be no way to drag one page on top of the other. Info I've found online says that the method is the same in Lion as it was in Snow Leopard. Is this a bug? Or is there something I'm doing wrong? Help!

The pages move around to allow you to position the new page where you want it. If you want to add a page between pages 1 and 2, let page 2 drop down to make room. It works as well or better than Snow Leopard.

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