You should not be dragging bars around in the Gantt chart unless you
wish to set constraints on the tasks.
As you are a self-described newby I suggest taking a look at Mike Glen's
excellent series of articles on MS Project. Mike does a great job
getting you jump started down the correct path. Mike's tutorials can be
found at:
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