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In the source document's Layers palette, select the name of the layer or layers you want to duplicate. To select more
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than one layer, hold down the Command key and click each layer's name.
Choose Layer > Duplicate Layer, or choose Duplicate Layer from the More menu in the Layers palette.
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Type a name for the duplicate layer in the Duplicate Layer dialog box, and choose a destination document for the
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layer:
To duplicate the layer in an existing image, choose a file name from the Document pop-up menu.
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To create a new document for the layer, choose New from the Document pop-up menu, and enter a name for the
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new file. An image created by duplicating a layer has no background.
Click OK.
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See also
"Understanding layers" on page 81
"About image size and resolution" on page 158
To copy a layer from one image to another
You can copy any layer, including the Background layer, from one image to another. Keep in mind that the resolution
of the destination image determines how large the printed copy of the layer can be. Also, if the pixel dimensions of
the two images are not the same, the copied layer may appear smaller or larger than you' d expect.
In the Editor, open the two images you want to use.
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In the Layers palette of the source image, select the layer that you want to copy.
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Do one of the following:
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• Choose Select > All to select all of the pixels on the layer, and choose Edit > Copy. Then make the destination
image active, and choose Edit > Paste.
Drag the layer's name from the Layers palette of the source image into the destination image.
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• Use the Move tool to drag the layer from the source image to the destination image.
The copied layer appears in the destination image, above the active layer in the Layers palette. If the layer you're
dragging is larger than the destination image, only part of the layer is visible. You can use the Move tool to drag other
sections of the layer into view.
Hold down Shift as you drag a layer to copy it to the same position it occupied in the source image (if the source and
destination images have the same pixel dimensions) or to the center of the destination image (if the source and desti-
nation images have different pixel dimensions).
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