Besides using the direct drag and drop method, you can also move and copy topics using the Cut, Copy and Paste commands in Map View and Outline View. You can use this method to copy topics to another map, or to paste a topic as a callout.
Select the topic you want to copy or move.
On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy or Cut .
Press CTRL+C to copy or CTRL+X to cut
Optional Switch to the map you want to paste to.
Do one of the following:
Select the target topic (the pasted topic becomes a sibling or subtopic).
Select an empty space on the map (the pasted topic becomes a floating topic).
On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Paste.
Press CTRL+V
Press CTRL+ALT+V (or click Paste as Next Topic in the Paste button menu) to create a sibling of the current topic.
Select the topic you want to copy or move.
On the Home tab, in the Clipboard group, click Copy or Cut .
Press CTRL+C to copy or CTRL+X to cut
Optional Switch to the map you want to paste to.
Right-click the target topic, then click Paste as callout.