Adobe PHOTOSHOP 6.0 Manual page 222

CHAPTER 8
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Using Layers
To copy a layer or layer set between images:
Make sure that both the source and destination
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images are open.
In the Layers palette of the source image,
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select the name of the layer or layer set that you
want to copy.
Do one of the following:
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For layers, drag the layer's name from the Layers
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palette into the destination image.
Use the move tool ( ) to drag the layer or layer
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set from the source image to the destination
image. The copied layer appears in the destination
image where you release the mouse button
(and 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,
but its contents remain available. Use the move
tool to drag other sections of the layer into view.
Hold down Shift as you drag a layer to copy it
in 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 desti-
nation image (if the source and destination images
have different pixel dimensions).
To copy a layer's contents and paste them into another
image:
1 Choose Select > All to select all of the pixels on
the layer that fall inside the canvas boundaries.
2 Choose Edit > Copy.
Select a target layer in the destination image, and
choose Edit > Paste. The contents of the clipboard
are centered in the image. (Only the information
inside the canvas boundaries is copied.)
To copy multiple layers or layer sets into another
image:
Make sure that both the source and destination
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images are open, and select one of the layers or
layer sets you want to copy.
If not already linked, in the Layers palette, click
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in the column immediately to the left of any
additional layers you want to move. The link icon
appears in the column.
Use the move tool ( ) to drag the linked layers
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or layer set from the source image to the desti-
nation image.
To duplicate a layer into another image or a new
image:
If you are duplicating a layer or layer set to an
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existing image, open both the source and desti-
nation images.
In the source document's Layers palette, select
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the name of the layer you want to duplicate.
Choose Layer > Duplicate Layer or Layer >
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Duplicate Layer Set.
Type a name for the duplicate layer.
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For Document, choose a destination for the
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layer. To create a new document for the layer,
choose New, and type a name for the new
document.
Click OK.
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An image created by duplicating a layer has no
background layer.