Putting new objects in a scene where I want them instead of far away

I'm working on building a scene and whenever I put something new out, it puts it in the middle somewhere, instead of near where I want it. For example, I want to put books on a bookshelf. I drag it over to the bookshelf, wanting to put it there, or at least close. Instead, it goes all the way over to the other side of the scene and i have to manuever it all the way across the scene. Or being able to put a wall, right next to the wall I just placed.
How do I set up Daz3d (4.9) so that objects and props will go where I drag them to? Am I missing something?
Jeff
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Hold down the Alt key while dragging the item into the viewport -- a target will appear showing where it will load when you release it.