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To copy a path component or path:
Do any of the following:
To copy a path component as you move it, select the path name in the Paths palette,
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and click a path component with the path selection tool . Then Alt-drag (Windows)
or Option-drag (Mac OS) the selected path.
To copy a path without renaming it, drag the path name in the Paths palette to the New
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Path button at the bottom of the palette.
To copy and rename a path, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) the path in
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the Paths palette to the New Path button at the bottom of the palette. Or select the
path to copy, and choose Duplicate Path from the Paths palette menu. Enter a new
name for the path in the Duplicate Path dialog box, and click OK.
To copy a path or path component into another path, select the path or path
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component you want to copy, and choose Edit > Copy. Then select the destination
path, and choose Edit > Paste.
To copy path components between two Adobe Photoshop files:
1 Open both images.
2 Use the path selection tool
source image you want to copy.
3 To copy the path component, do any of the following:
Drag the path component from the source image to the destination image. The path
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component is copied to the active path in the Paths palette.
In the source image, select the path's name in the Paths palette and choose Edit > Copy
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to copy the path. In the destination image, choose Edit > Paste. You can also use this
method to combine paths in the same image.
To paste the path component into the center of the destination image, select the path
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component in the source image, and choose Edit > Copy. In the destination image,
choose Edit > Paste.
To delete a path component:
1 Select the path name in the Paths palette, and click a path component with the path
selection tool .
2 Press backspace (Windows) or Delete (Mac OS) to delete the selected path component.
Aligning and distributing path components
You can both align and distribute path components that are described in a single path. For
example, you can align the left edges of several shapes contained in a single layer or
distribute several components in a work path along their horizontal centers.
Note: To align shapes that are on separate layers, use the move tool. (See
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