Outline View Drag and Drop Not Working on iPad (Edit Mode Issue?)

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Hi

I’m currently experiencing an issue in MarginNote 4 where I’m unable to move any text up or down within the Outline view. It appears that the text is locked or unresponsive. Yes, I’ve already pressed the Edit button in the bottom right corner, but this doesn’t resolve the issue.

My workflow relies heavily on using text (Word or OCR excerpts) in the Outline view, and the ability to reorder or move text is essential. At the moment, nothing is draggable or movable as expected. I’m using IpadOS.

Could you please advise on how to fix this? Is there a setting I may have overlooked, or is this a bug?

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:white_check_mark: SOLVED – OUTLINE GESTURE MUST BE ENABLED

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Update:
The issue was resolved by enabling the Outline Gesture in the Outline view. This is done by tapping the hand icon located in the bottom toolbar (see image below).

:pushpin: This icon must be turned ON (highlighted in blue) for manual reordering of notes to work in Outline view.
When the Outline Gesture is off, drag-and-drop functionality is disabled, even if Edit mode is active.

If you’re unable to move text or excerpts in the Outline, make sure this gesture toggle is enabled.

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