Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 273)

266 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Selecting and masking
Last updated 1/10/2010
Paste Into 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.
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.
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).
More Help topics
“ About layer and vector masks ” on page 323
“ Set up color management ” on page 134
Copy a selection
1 Select the area you want to copy.
2 Choose Edit > Copy, or Edit > Copy Merged.
Copy a selection while dragging
1 Select the Move tool , or hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to activate the Move tool.
2 Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and drag the selection you want to copy and move.
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.
Dragging a selection into another image
Create multiple copies of a selection within an image
1 Select the Move tool , or hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) to activate the Move tool.
2 Copy the selection:
• Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and drag the selection.
• To copy the selection and offset the duplicate by 1 pixel, hold down Alt or Option, and press an arrow key.
• To copy the selection and offset the duplicate by 10 pixels, press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS),
and press an arrow key.
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.