CurranJSmith Posted May 22, 2021 Share Posted May 22, 2021 In adobe Illustrator and Indesign, I was able to select an item *Image, Text, etc..* and then use my mouse wheel, touch pad, or mouse pointer to scroll down my canvas or to other pages, while dragging the selected item/s with me. This was very convenient, and I am unable to do this is Publisher. I am using a Mac and Magic Mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted May 23, 2021 Share Posted May 23, 2021 If I have understood your requirements correctly, I can already do this on Windows with a simple drag (no mouse wheel or touch pad) – see attached video. Maybe it’s a Mac thing. How far are you dragging your pointer from the canvas? 2021-05-23 09-18-48.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurranJSmith Posted May 25, 2021 Author Share Posted May 25, 2021 (edited) It must be a bug with Mac. As in your video GarryP I am pushing my mouse all the way to bottom or sides, but nothing happens. After messing a bit more I noticed some slight movement if I hit the sweet spot but this was hardly an inch on my screen and impossible to find. It seems like the capability to drag and scroll is there but it is very much broken for Mac. I am using the Magic Mouse which uses a touch gesture instead of a scroll wheel which may also complicate the process. Non the less doing so on my track pad yielded no positive results. Edited May 25, 2021 by CurranJSmith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 I have a vague memory that this was reported as a problem on Macs some time ago but I can’t be sure. Unfortunately I don’t know which search terms you could use to quickly find the earlier feedback/report thread (if there actually is one). I’ve never used a Magic Mouse so I don’t know how easy they are to use, but I imagine that using one could cause extra issues if there was an existing problem. Hopefully someone with a Mac will see this and can help further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomaso Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 12:05 AM, CurranJSmith said: select an item *Image, Text, etc..* and then use my mouse wheel, touch pad, or mouse pointer to scroll down my canvas or to other pages, while dragging the selected item/s with me. Like GarryP in Windows I can do it in macOS already without scrolling but just dragging, with both my USB mouse (lenovo) and the macbook's trackpad. And like in Garry's video it starts slowly and increases speed over time, as usual in macOS, e.g. in a finder window. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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