Unable to Move Icons Within Program Groups with Keyboard

 Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
Article ID: Q68860
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows operating system versions 3.0, 3.0a, 3.1, 3.11

SUMMARY

Program icons within program groups in Program Manager cannot be rearranged within the group window using a keyboard. This can only be accomplished using a mouse.

MORE INFORMATION

You can move a program icon from one program group to another using the keyboard, but it is not possible to rearrange an icon within the group window using the keyboard.

Use the following keyboard procedure to move a program icon from one program group to another:

  1. Using the arrow keys, highlight the icon to be moved.

  2. Press ALT+F to open the File menu.

  3. Press M to choose Move.

  4. Press ALT+DOWN ARROW to expand the To-group destination and select the program group you want to move the icon to.

  5. Press ENTER.

To simulate the reorganization of icons within a group:

  1. From the Options menu choose Auto Arrange.

  2. Create a new group.

  3. Copy the icons to the new group (using the F8 key) in the order you want them arranged.

  4. Delete the original icons and group.

  5. Rename the new group if desired.

You can also work around this problem by installing the Trace Access Pack for Windows. You can then use the number pad to control the mouse. For more information about obtaining the Trace Access Pack for Windows, query on the following words in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   trace and access and pack and windows

KBCategory: kbusage kbtool
KBSubcategory: win30 win31
Additional reference words: 3.0 win30 3.00a 3.10 3.11 key keypad
numpad num pad

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Last reviewed: November 21, 1994
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