How to Use drag-and-drop in a Sentence

drag-and-drop

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  • The rest of the window is a drag-and-drop target for encrypting files.
    — PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So, drag-and-drop capabilities make the process way faster.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Files can be uploaded through a drag-and-drop interface and accessed directly in the browser.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 27 May 2026
  • With its visual, no-code interface and drag-and-drop automation, the platform lets teams onboard quickly and sell faster.
    — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The drag-and-drop functionality is a little jumpy, however.
    — Alison Barretta, PC Magazine, 28 June 2024
  • FileJump’s drag-and-drop feature makes everything easy to manage, and setting up is as easy as signing up and logging in.
    — PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
  • The editor uses a visual approach, letting you color-code steps and drag-and-drop them into the appropriate places.
    — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Upon connecting with the link and entering the code, the recipient is presented with a drag-and-drop target for sharing files with the requester.
    — PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • These virtual stomps and rack-mounts are designed to be tweaked like their real-world counterparts, and up to eight effects can be daisy chained in one go, with easy drag-and-drop repositioning.
    — New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Retool won by giving teams drag-and-drop building blocks while abstracting away APIs, databases, and permissions logic.
    — Abdo Riani, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Intended for children aged 7 to 12, Boost creations are controlled directly from a drag-and-drop-style programming app running on a tablet.
    — Erico Guizzoevan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Nov. 2017
  • Instead of focusing on theory, the training walks through how to assemble working solutions using visual interfaces and drag-and-drop builders.
    — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Practically, this means replacing complex query languages in platforms with user-friendly, natural language search and visuals, as well as drag-and-drop dashboards.
    — Prathamesh Bhingarde, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The new drag-and-drop builder and modernized design layouts are a massive step forward in visual design, but novice marketers should still expect a slight learning curve when navigating its deeper segments and workflow settings for the first time.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • Professional is the high-end plan that includes all Free and Standard features, plus advanced segmentation, advanced drag-and-drop workflows, pop-up forms, batch sending, time zone sends, and optimal time sends.
    — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 22 June 2026
  • These sections have a visual interface with drag-and-drop elements and dropdown menus, leveling the playing field for people new to CRMs who don't want to be inundated with lines of unfamiliar, confusing code.
    — Alison Barretta, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2023

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