# Can not move container after copy and paste

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-not-move-container-after-copy-and-paste/57380>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [March 18, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-not-move-container-after-copy-and-paste/57380 "2022-03-18T20:52:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-not-move-container-after-copy-and-paste/57380/1 "2022-03-18T20:52:16Z")

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Running 7.8.5

I copy and past a container to duplicate object and just change params. but i can not move the main container around the window, only the components inside.

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**Author:** ![andrews](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/898d66/32.png) [@andrews](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrews)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-not-move-container-after-copy-and-paste/57380/2 "2022-03-18T21:08:57Z")

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weird, i can move with arrows but not by dragging mouse.

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**Author:** ![kcollins](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kcollins/32/19646_2.png) [@kcollins](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kcollins)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-not-move-container-after-copy-and-paste/57380/3 "2022-03-18T21:25:48Z")

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Did you try using Alt-Drag to move?

![Move Vision Container](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/original/3X/3/1/3181d9fe67f5b6d81c45e62d219472aa1c9b7c31.gif)

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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2022, 9:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-not-move-container-after-copy-and-paste/57380/4 "2022-03-18T21:58:29Z")

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> [@kcollins](#):
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> using Alt-Drag to move

I never remember that. ):