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Using layers
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3 Choose Layer > Duplicate Layer, or choose Duplicate Layer from the More menu in the Layers panel.
4 Type a name for the duplicate layer in the Duplicate Layer dialog box, and choose a destination document for the
layer, and then click OK:
• To duplicate the layer in an existing image, choose a filename from the Document pop-up menu.
• To create a new document for the layer, choose New from the Document menu, and enter a name for the new file.
An image created by duplicating a layer has no background.
More Help topics
“Understanding layers” on page 57
“About image size and resolution” on page 144
Copy a layer from one image to another
You can copy any layer, including the Background layer, from one image to another. Keep in mind that the resolution
of the destination image determines how large the printed copy of the layer can be. Also, if the pixel dimensions of the
two images are not the same, the copied layer may appear smaller or larger than you’d expect.
1 In the Edit workspace, open the two images you want to use.
2 In the Layers panel of the source image, select the layer that you want to copy.
3 Do one of the following:
• Choose Select > All to select all of the pixels in the layer, and choose Edit > Copy. Then make the destination image
active, and choose Edit > Paste.
• Drag the layer’s name from the Layers panel of the source image into the destination image.
• Use the Move tool to drag the layer from the source image to the destination image.
The copied layer appears in the destination image, above the active layer in the Layers panel. If the layer you’re
dragging is larger than the destination image, only part of the layer is visible. You can use the Move tool to drag other
sections of the layer into view.
Hold down Shift as you drag a layer to copy it to 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 destination image (if the source and
destination images have different pixel dimensions).
Dragging the bamboo layer to another image
Last updated 1/27/2011