making a selection a new layer

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Jody_Shassol
Mar 9, 2009
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I am trying to make my selection a new layer.
I get:
could not make a new layer from the selection because the selected area is empty.

when I got this message before, I duplicated the background level first and then my selection was able to be saved in the new layer.
Now when I try that it does not work.

what am I doing wrong?
thanks
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Ann_Shelbourne
Mar 9, 2009
Are you sure that the Layer containing the image from which you want to copy, is actually targeted (high-lit) in your layers Panel?

Then, did you use Cmd J ("New…Layer via Copy" )?
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Jody_Shassol
Mar 9, 2009
thanks I didn’t realize I needed to be on the layer it was coming from. I’m using quick selection and refine edge. Is there any way to get it more exact?
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Phosphor
Mar 9, 2009
If you have elements on different Layers you may want to use Edit>Copy Merged and then Paste into the same selection to get it all on a new Layer.

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