# Drag Column name from Table just like in SSMS

**URL:** <https://forums.toadworld.com/t/drag-column-name-from-table-just-like-in-ssms/16856>\
**Category:** Toad for SQL Server\
**Created:** [May 21, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/drag-column-name-from-table-just-like-in-ssms/16856 "2012-05-21T10:43:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![russell.young\_406](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9a140/32.png) [@russell.young\_406](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/russell.young_406)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/drag-column-name-from-table-just-like-in-ssms/16856/1 "2012-05-21T10:43:30Z")

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I would like to be able to see the columns in my table so I can decide which ones I want to drag to the query just like I was able to in SSMS.

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**Author:** ![Valentine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/quest/user_avatar/forums.toadworld.com/valentine/32/106_2.png) [@Valentine](https://forums.toadworld.com/u/Valentine)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2012, 11:10am UTC](https://forums.toadworld.com/t/drag-column-name-from-table-just-like-in-ssms/16856/2 "2012-05-21T11:10:27Z")

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Russel,

have you tried to drag&drop columns from the bottom area of object explorer into the editor? does it work you expect to be?

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