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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d4a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Copy a selection</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d3a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Copy a selection while dragging</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d2a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Create multiple copies of a selection within an image</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d1a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Paste one selection into another</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>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.</p>
<dl><dt class="dlterm">Copy</dt>
<dd>Copies the selected area on the active layer.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Copy Merged</dt>
<dd>Makes a merged copy of all the visible layers in the selected
area.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Paste</dt>
<dd>Pastes a cut or copied selection into another part of the
image or into another image as a new layer. If you have a selection,
the Paste command places the copied selection over the current selection.
Without an active selection, Paste places the copied selection in
the middle of the view area.</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">Paste Into</dt>
<dd>Pastes
a cut or copied selection inside another selection in the same image
or a different image. The source selection is pasted onto a new
layer, and the destination selection border is converted into a
layer mask.<p>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 proportion to the
new image. Use the Image Size command to make the source and destination
images the same resolution before copying and pasting, or use the
Free Transform command to resize the pasted content.</p>
<p>Depending
on your color management settings and the color profile associated with
the file (or imported data), you may be prompted to specify how
to handle color information in the file (or imported data).</p>
</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d4a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d4a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Copy a selection</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select the area you want to copy.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose
Edit&#160;&gt; Copy, or Edit&#160;&gt; Copy Merged.</span></li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d3a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d3a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Copy a selection while dragging</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the Move tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Move_Lg_N.png" />, or
hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac&#160;OS) to activate
the Move tool. </span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac&#160;OS),
and drag the selection you want to copy and move. </span> <p>When copying between images,
drag the selection from the active image window into the destination
image window. If nothing is selected, the entire active layer is
copied. As you drag the selection over another image window, a border
highlights the window if you can drop the selection into it.<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="se_10" src="images/se_10.png" /><div class="figdesc">Dragging a selection into another image</div><br /></div></p>
</li>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d2a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d2a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Create multiple copies of a selection within an image</h3><div><ol><li><span>Select the Move tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Move_Lg_N.png" />, or
hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac&#160;OS) to activate
the Move tool.</span></li>
<li><span>Copy the selection:</span><ul><li><p>Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac&#160;OS),
and drag the selection.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To copy the selection and offset the duplicate by
1 pixel, hold down Alt or Option, and press an arrow key.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To copy the selection and offset the duplicate by
10 pixels, press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac&#160;OS),
and press an arrow key.</p>
<p>As long as you hold down Alt or Option,
each press of an arrow key creates a copy of the selection and offsets
it by the specified distance from the last duplicate. In this case,
the copy is made on the same layer.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
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<div id="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d1a" class="nochunk"><a name="WSfd1234e1c4b69f30ea53e41001031ab64-76d1a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Paste one selection into another</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Cut
or copy the part of the image you want to paste. </span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the part of the image into which you want to paste
the selection. The source selection and the destination selection
can be in the same image or in two different Photoshop images.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Choose Edit&#160;&gt; Paste Into. The contents of
the source selection appear within the destination selection. </span> <p>The Paste Into operation adds a layer and layer mask to
the image. In the Layers panel, the new layer contains a layer thumbnail
for the pasted selection next to a layer mask thumbnail. The layer
mask is based on the selection you pasted into: the selection is
unmasked (white), the rest of the layer is masked (black). The layer and
layer mask are unlinked—that is, you can move each one independently.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="se_11" src="images/se_11.png" /><div class="figdesc">Using the Paste Into command</div><br /><dl><dt class="dlterm">A.</dt>
<dd>Window panes selected</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">B.</dt>
<dd>Copied
image</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">C.</dt>
<dd>Paste Into command</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">D.</dt>
<dd>Layer
thumbnails and layer mask in Layers panel</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p><dt class="dlterm">E.</dt>
<dd>Pasted
image repositioned</dd><p class="dlseparator"></p></dl>
</div></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select the Move tool&#160;<img src="images/P_Move_Lg_N.png" />, or
hold down the Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac&#160;OS) key to
activate the Move tool. Then drag the source contents until the
part you want appears through the mask.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>To specify how much of the underlying image shows through,
click the layer mask thumbnail in the Layers panel, select a painting
tool, and edit the mask:</span><ul><li><p>To hide more of the image underlying the
layer, paint the mask with black.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To reveal more of the image underlying the layer,
paint the mask with white.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To partially reveal the image underlying the layer,
paint the mask with gray.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>If you are satisfied with your results, you can choose
Layer&#160;&gt; Merge Down to merge the new layer and layer
mask with the underlying layer and make the changes permanent.</span></li>
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