Unable to copy image ..

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connorsm
Dec 22, 2003
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Hi,

I’m using Photoshop 6.0 and have a very basic question/problem. Somehow I’ve got myself in a situtation where I cannot copy or cut a layer.

I have a canvass open with several layers/images on it. I have the move tool selected and open up the Edit menu but the cut and copy options are greyed out so I’m unable to cut or copy the layer. Can anyone tell me why?

Thanks & Happy Holidays!

Matt
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tacitr
Dec 22, 2003
I have the
move tool selected and open up the Edit menu but the cut and copy options are greyed out so I’m unable to cut or copy the layer. Can anyone tell me why?

You may be on a layer which is turned off, or you may have made a selection that encloses no pixels.

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edjh
Dec 22, 2003
Matt C wrote:
Hi,

I’m using Photoshop 6.0 and have a very basic question/problem. Somehow I’ve got myself in a situtation where I cannot copy or cut a layer.

I have a canvass open with several layers/images on it. I have the move tool selected and open up the Edit menu but the cut and copy options are greyed out so I’m unable to cut or copy the layer. Can anyone tell me why?

Thanks & Happy Holidays!

Matt
Did you Select All? No selection, no copy or cut.

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connorsm
Dec 23, 2003
edjh …
Matt C wrote:
Hi,

I’m using Photoshop 6.0 and have a very basic question/problem. Somehow I’ve got myself in a situtation where I cannot copy or cut a layer.

I have a canvass open with several layers/images on it. I have the move tool selected and open up the Edit menu but the cut and copy options are greyed out so I’m unable to cut or copy the layer. Can anyone tell me why?

Thanks & Happy Holidays!

Matt
Did you Select All? No selection, no copy or cut.

I did not do a Select All because I only want to copy a specific layer/image. I’ve got "Show Bounding Box" selected and can visual see the image I want is selected.

Any other ideas?
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connorsm
Dec 23, 2003
(Tacit) wrote in message news:…
I have the
move tool selected and open up the Edit menu but the cut and copy options are greyed out so I’m unable to cut or copy the layer. Can anyone tell me why?

, or you may have made a selection
that encloses no pixels.

I’ve got "Show Bounding Box" turned on and it indicats the image I’m interested in is actually selected. I am unclear what you mean when you say "You may be on a layer which is turned off". How do you turn a layer on oroff?

Thanks,
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tacitr
Dec 23, 2003
I did not do a Select All because I only want to copy a specific layer/image.

Select All. Copy. It will copy only the current layer.

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nomail
Dec 23, 2003
Matt C wrote:

edjh wrote…
Matt C wrote:
Hi,

I’m using Photoshop 6.0 and have a very basic question/problem. Somehow I’ve got myself in a situtation where I cannot copy or cut a layer.

I have a canvass open with several layers/images on it. I have the move tool selected and open up the Edit menu but the cut and copy options are greyed out so I’m unable to cut or copy the layer. Can anyone tell me why?

Thanks & Happy Holidays!

Matt
Did you Select All? No selection, no copy or cut.

I did not do a Select All because I only want to copy a specific layer/image. I’ve got "Show Bounding Box" selected and can visual see the image I want is selected.

Any other ideas?

Yes. Learn how Photoshop works. "Select all" selects everything IN THE ACTIVE LAYER ONLY. That is exactly what you need. You have to select something before you can cut or copy. No selection, no copy or cut, because Photoshop wouldn’t know what you want to copy or cut.

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