This may be because you haven't changed the Move Tool setting to Move Selection. If you are trying to move the selection box instead of the selected pixels, you may have selected the Move Tool and had nothing happen when you click and drag on the selection. Once the selection is floating, you can select the Move Tool ( M) and move the selected pixels as you’d like.
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Once you have created the selection, go to Select > Float or use the shortcut Shift + Control + L on Windows or Shift + Command + L on Mac. If your goal is to cut the selection and move it from the original layer, you may have forgotten to float it before trying to move it. You can then select the Move Tool ( M) and move the selection as you’d like. The selection is then pasted on the new layer. To do this, keep the floating layer active and create a new layer by clicking on the New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers Docker. This copies the selection and adds it as a floating layer, indicated by the temporary layer in the Layers Docker.īefore you can move the copied selection, you need to anchor it to a new layer. Or use the shortcut Control + C, then Control + V on Windows or Command + C, then Command + V on Mac. To copy and paste the pixels, go to Edit > Copy and then Edit > Paste. Then, to move the pixels, you must copy them onto a new layer. To do this, you must first view the selection using the instructions in the previous section or press Control + T on Windows or Command + T on Mac. However, once your selection is in position, you may want to move the pixels. This is helpful when you need to align the selection better before moving the pixels. Either you want to move the selection you created to cover different pixels, or you want to move the pixels inside the selection box.īy default, if you have the selection visibility off, once you create a selection, you can click and move the selection to move the box rather than the pixels. There are two common reasons why you want to move a selection. Moving the Selection Box Rather Than the Pixels You will now see the selection box, indicated by the marching ants pattern, on the canvas once you create a new selection.
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You can also press Control + T on Windows or Command + T on Mac to toggle the visibility of the selection box on and off when a selection tool is active. The box next to this option should have an X to show it’s active.
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To ensure that the selection box shows when you create a selection, go to View > Show Selection. Or, if you have seen the selection box before and it suddenly disappeared, the reason is probably one setting that needs to be changed. If you haven’t used a Selection Tool before, you may not be able to see the selection once you create it. These are useful when you want to move the actual selection or the selected pixels. If you can’t move your selection, follow these tips to fix the issue. Our Recommendation: Best Designer Toolbox.Moving the Selection Box Rather Than the Pixels.
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