Introducing Drag and Drop to Reorder Items in Microsoft Lists

You asked, and we listened! We’re excited to announce the arrival of a long-awaited feature in Microsoft Lists: drag and drop to reorder List items! This new feature will allow you to effortlessly rearrange your list items, making organization more efficient for all your busy lists.  

Drag and Drop Items with Ease 

You will now be able to drag and drop seamlessly with this new feature for Microsoft Lists! You can easily start using this option on any new or existing list to arrange your items. 

You can also drag and drop multiple items at once to reorder them, giving you more ways to organize and stay on top of your work. 

Cursor selecting multiple items in a Microsoft List and dragging them to reorder

Your custom ordering is saved across the entire list, and you can switch into custom order mode any time you’d like by changing the sort to Custom order. 

Custom order

Work in different views 

The drag and drop feature in Microsoft Lists is incredibly versatile, supporting reordering across various views including board view and gallery view. Whether you're grouping or filtering items, you can easily reorder them to suit your needs.  

Board View

Cursor dragging items between different boards in the Board View in Microsoft Lists

Gallery View

Cursor selecting and dragging items to reorder them in Gallery View in Microsoft Lists

Move up and move down 

For our keyboard users and screen reader users, there is a move up/move down functionality we have implemented. Navigate to More Actions > More and you will find the option to Move down or Move up your List item.  

This feature streamlines how you manage your lists, providing a more personalized and efficient way to keep your data organized.  

Try it out today and experience a smoother workflow with Microsoft Lists! 

Resources 

https://support.microsoft.com/office/drag-and-drop-to-reorder-list-items-008e249b-22dd-4bcf-93e2-eabffd581641