# Separating molecules after inserting fragment - found it .

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**Created:** [May 23, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/separating-molecules-after-inserting-fragment-found-it/106 "2010-05-23T08:01:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Philip\_Rhoades](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/philip_rhoades/32/31_2.png) [@Philip\_Rhoades](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/Philip_Rhoades)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/separating-molecules-after-inserting-fragment-found-it/106/1 "2010-05-23T08:01:29Z")

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People,

Ignore my previous mail - I found out how to do this using the  
“Manipulation Tool” . .

Thanks,

Phil.

On 2010-05-23 17:15, Philip Rhoades wrote:

> People,
> 
> Firstly, congratulations on a nice bit of software!
> 
> I have been going pretty well so far - Avogadro is very quick to get  
> familiar with and only a couple of things have slowed me down but one  
> thing has me stumped (I couldn’t find the required info in the docs or  
> Googling):
> 
> When I have one molecule in the editing space and I insert a fragment to  
> join it to the current molecule - the two molecules take up the same  
> space and I can’t separate them - I have tried key combinations with  
> right-clicking and dragging but with no success . . I’m sure it is  
> something simple but I can’t find it . .
> 
> I am using:
> 
> avogadro-1.0.0-3.fc12.x86\_64
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Phil.

–  
Philip Rhoades

GPO Box 3411  
Sydney NSW 2001  
Australia  
E-mail: phil@pricom.com.au