Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Copying selections
You can use the Move tool to copy selections as you drag them
within or between images, or you can copy and move selections
using the Copy, Copy Merged, Paste, and Paste Into commands.
Dragging with the Move tool saves memory, because the clip-
board is not used as it is with the commands.
Photoshop has several copy and paste commands:
•
Copy
copies the selected area on the active layer.
•
Copy Merged
creates a merged copy of all the visible layers in the
selected area.
•
Paste
pastes a cut or copied selection into another part of the im-
age or into another image as a new layer.
•
Paste Into
pastes a cut or copied selection inside another selection
in the same or a different image. The source selection is pasted
onto a new layer, and the destination selection border is converted
into a layer mask.
Keep in mind that when a selection is pasted between images
with different resolutions, the pasted data retains its pixel dimen-
sions. This can make the pasted portion appear out of proportion
to the new image. Use the Image Size command to make the
source and destination images the same resolution before copying
and pasting.
Cropping an image
Now that your composition is in place, you'll crop the image to a final size. You
can use either the Crop tool or the Crop command to crop an image.
1.
Select the Crop tool ( ), or press C to switch from the current tool to the
Crop tool. Photoshop displays a crop boundary around the entire image.
2.
In the options bar, make sure Ratio is selected in the Preset pop-up menu
and that there are no ratio values specified. Then confirm that Delete
Cropped Pixels is selected.
When Ratio is selected but no ratio values are specified, you can crop the image
with any proportions.
