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Cannot drag or move any web part around once placed inside a 'flexible' section
I am working with sharepoint and have been advised to use this 'flexible' section for more freedom with placement on the grid. Once a text web part or any web part is dragged from the toolbox onto ...
I tested this in my DEV and Organization's Microsoft 365 tenant and was not able to reproduce the issue. Web parts can be added to a Flexible section and repositioned freely using drag-and-drop as expected.
A few things I would suggest checking:
- Test in an InPrivate/Incognito browser session.
- Try a different supported browser (Edge and Chrome).
- Disable any browser extensions that might interfere with page editing.
- Save the page, refresh it, and then re-enter Edit mode.
- Create a brand-new page with a Flexible section and test with a simple Text web part to determine whether the issue is page-specific.
- Verify whether other site owners or page authors experience the same behavior.
If the issue only occurs on a specific page, the page layout may have become corrupted. If it occurs across multiple pages and browsers, it may be worth raising a Microsoft support ticket and providing the reproduction steps and screenshots.
Since Flexible sections are specifically designed to support free positioning of web parts, the behavior you're describing is not what I would normally expect to see.