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Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers, Moving selections and layers within, an image
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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 6.0 149 User Guide Moving, copying, and pasting selections and layers You can move or copy selections and layers within or between images-and also between images in other applications. Moving selections and layers within an image The move tool lets you drag a selection or layer to a new location in the image. With the Info palette open, you can track the exact distance of the move. To specify move tool options: 1 Select the move tool ( ). 2 Select any of the following in the options bar: • Auto Select Layer to select the topmost layer that has pixels under the move tool, rather than the selected layer. • Show Bounding Box to display the bounding box around the selected item. • If multiple items are selected, you can choose one of the alignment options. To move a selection or layer: 1 Select the move tool ( ). To activate the move tool when another tool is selected, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS). (This technique does not work with the pen tool ( ), freeform pen ( ), direct selection tool ( ), hand tool ( ), or anchor point tools Hold down Command (Mac OS) to activate the move tool when using the shape tools 2 Do one of the following: • Move the pointer inside the selection border, and drag the selection to a new position. If you have selected multiple areas, all move as you drag. • Select the layer you want to move. Then drag the layer to a new position. Copying selections or layers You can use the move tool to copy selections as you drag them within or between images, or you can copy and move selections using the Copy, Copy Merged, Cut, and Paste commands. Dragging with the move tool saves memory because the Clipboard is not used as it is with the Copy, Copy Merged, Cut, and Paste commands. • The Copy command copies the selected area on the active layer. • The Copy Merged command makes a merged copy of all the visible layers in the selected area. • The Paste command pastes a cut or copied selection into another part of the image or into another image as a new layer. (Photoshop) The Paste Into command pastes a cut or copied selection inside another selection in the same image or different image. The source selection is pasted onto a new layer, and the destination selection border is converted into a layer mask. (See "Hiding portions of a layer" on page 237.) Keep in mind that when a selection or layer is pasted between images with different resolutions, the pasted data retains its pixel dimensions. This can make the pasted portion appear out of