Move scene 2 positions up

[Akros X]

Hello,

I'm starting out with yWriter7 and when I reread and thought more about my scenes, I realized that one of them should be positioned before the two previous scenes.

I tried clicking and dragging the scene to change its position in the scene stack but nothing happened.

I believe there must be some way to make this possible; reorder a scene in the scene stack of a chapter.

How do I change the position of a scene in the same chapter?

Thank you in advance for your help!

PS. Windows10 / Ywriter7

[Akros X]

I even tried a solution using DeepSeek AI, but I didn't get any response that solved this simple problem of changing the position of a scene in the scene list. 

Okay, the user is using yWriter7 on Windows 10 and has a scene that's two positions lower in the chapter than it should be. They want to move it up two spots. Let me recall how yWriter handles scene order.

First, I know that in yWriter, scenes within a chapter are ordered, and you can rearrange them. The user mentioned a "pilha," which is Portuguese for "stack," but they probably mean the list order. So moving a scene up two places.

I remember there are up and down arrows in the chapter interface. Let me visualize yWriter's interface. When you open a chapter, you see a list of scenes. Each scene has a title and maybe some icons. On the right, there should be buttons to move scenes up or down. Alternatively, maybe drag-and-drop? But I think the arrow buttons are the primary method.

The user might not be seeing the arrows. Sometimes the interface can be a bit cluttered. Let me confirm: in the Chapter tab, under the Scenes section, each scene has an "Up" and "Down" button. So clicking "Up" once moves the scene up one position. To move it two positions, click "Up" twice. That's straightforward. But maybe the user tried that and it didn't work, or they don't see the buttons. Another possibility is using drag-and-drop. If they click and hold the scene title, they can drag it above the two scenes. But not all versions of yWriter support drag-and-drop for scenes. The arrows are more reliable.

Also, maybe the user hasn't saved the changes after moving. They should ensure to save the project after rearranging. Let me check the steps again: open the chapter, find the scene in the list, use the Up button twice, save. That's the standard method. If the arrows aren't working, maybe the project is in a weird state, but that's less likely. Another thing to check: are the scenes in the same chapter? If the scene is accidentally in another chapter, moving it would require different steps. But the user said it's in the same chapter, just two positions down. So focus on the up arrows. Maybe mention both methods: arrows and drag-and-drop if available. Also, mention saving after making changes. That should cover it.

[Simon Haynes]

"On the right, there should be buttons to move scenes up or down."

This is why I don't use AI for anything.

Not sure why drag and drop isn't working, as it works here.

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[Akros X]

Hi Simon Haynes, thanks so much for replying!

That's exactly what the AI ​​said; that there should be these buttons.

But there aren't any anywhere.

Drag and drop creates different shades of blue indicating the scene to be moved and where you want it to go, but nothing happens.

Images attached.
Using Portuguese.

[Simon Haynes]

" That's exactly what the AI said; that there should be these buttons."

My point is that AI just makes stuff up. It's great if you want some plausible-sounding text, but not if you want something accurate.

There are no buttons to move scenes around, and there never have been.

However, I'm dragging and dropping scenes right now in my copy of yWriter, so I'm puzzled why it doesn't work for some users.

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[Rock Whitehouse]

Try moving the other scenes down. If you search the group, you'll find that I have seen the same problem, but it is intermittent, so I understand Simon's problem. 

Simon, could it be a version problem in MS somewhere?

[Simon Haynes]

It's almost certainly related to my custom listview control, and something to do with timing and/or the mouse. There'll be something in common - e.g. people using trackpads on laptops experiencing the issue, but not those using mice on desktop PCs.

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[gurken schnitzel]

hi guys... i am new to this- but i have the same problem. No moving of scene in a chapter .... strangely... sometimes it works with green lighted scenes - but i have no idea why some move and some not... And some chapters stay grey? another question /// win 11 all patches

[gurken schnitzel]

sorry to bother you with this... but it´s a big problem right now.... drag&drop isn´t working.

here is little demo video... win 11 / XPS DELL 15 all patches on 

cheers ajl

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[Simon Haynes]

First, I'm not sure you can even move scenes around in the trash folder

Second, make sure you haven't ticked 'lock project' in the Project menu. This prevents accidental drag/drop on finished projects.

Finally, which version are you using?

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[Peter Barns]

Hi Simon

I would find a lock project button useful as I am always accidentally moving scenes when writing in hurry. I can't locate those in the project list.

Pete

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[Peter Barns]

Sorry just found out under disable drag options. Doh!

Pete

On Tue, 25 Nov 2025, 09:50 Simon Haynes, <spac...@gmail.com> wrote:

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