by "Fred" <jabba@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Jul 1, 2008 at 12:18 PM
>
> "Fred" <jabba@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:iER9k.71474$GF6.36114@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Is there a simple way to copy and paste within the same picture
>>> without creating a new layer?
>>> I'm currently doing a mundane task via repeatedly cycling thru 'copy,
>>> past, flatten image'.
>>> Thanks
>>> Tony
>>>
>>
>> I don't think that's possible.
>> But just paste as a new layer (CTRL-V) and merge down (CTRL-E)
>> Can be done in 0.2 secs.
>
> stop saying that
> it has been a feature of PS as long as I can remember (version 4.0)
>
> select
> hold alt and ctrl>>>>hold mouse button down and drag
> done
>
I said it only once!
The floating selection!
I completely forgot about it, I find layers much more versatile and
there's
always the possibility of flattening/merging afterwards.
But thanks for the reminder.
