Move, copy and delete selected areas
Once you have made a selection, you can move, copy, delete, extract, add special effects to or adjust the color of the area in the selection.
1. Select the Move Tool.
2. Move the pointer inside the selection border and drag the selected area to a new position.
- Select the Move Tool.
- Move the pointer inside the selection border and drag the selected area to a new position.
1. Select the area you want to copy, using any of the selection tools.
2. To copy an area, choose Edit > Copy.
3. To paste the area, choose Edit > Paste.
**Tip:** To quickly copy the selected area, drag it while holding down the Option key.
- Select the area you want to copy, using any of the selection tools.
- To copy an area, choose Edit > Copy.
To paste the area, choose Edit > Paste.
Tip: To quickly copy the selected area, drag it while holding down the Option key.
1. Select the Move Tool.
2. Hold down the Option key and drag the selection you want to copy and move.
- Select the Move Tool.
- Hold down the Option key and drag the selection you want to copy and move.
Use Cut, Copy, and Paste to copy selections from Pixelmator and paste them into other apps, or paste artwork from other apps into Pixelmator.
Use Cut, Copy, and Paste to copy selections from Pixelmator and paste them into other apps, or paste artwork from other apps into Pixelmator.
Do one of the following:
* Control-click the layer thumbnail.
* With the layer selected choose Edit > Load Selection.
Do one of the following:
- Control-click the layer thumbnail.
- With the layer selected choose Edit > Load Selection.
1. Select the area you want to copy
2. Do one of the following:
* Choose Edit > Duplicate.
* With the selection tool selected, click the Action pop-up menu in the Tool Options bar and choose Copy and Paste as Layer.
* With the selection tool selected, Control-click the canvas and choose Copy and Paste as Layer from the shortcut menu.
- Select the area you want to copy
- Do one of the following:
- Choose Edit > Duplicate.
- With the selection tool selected, click the Action pop-up menu in the Tool Options bar and choose Copy and Paste as Layer.
- With the selection tool selected, Control-click the canvas and choose Copy and Paste as Layer from the shortcut menu.
1. Select the area you want to cut.
2. Do one of the following:
* With the selection tool selected, click the Action button in the Tool Options palette and choose Cut and Paste as Layer.
* With the selection tool selected, Control-click or right-click the canvas and choose Cut and Paste as Layer from the contextual menu.
- Select the area you want to cut.
- Do one of the following:
- With the selection tool selected, click the Action button in the Tool Options palette and choose Cut and Paste as Layer.
- With the selection tool selected, Control-click or right-click the canvas and choose Cut and Paste as Layer from the contextual menu.
1. Select the area you want to delete using any of the selection tools.
2. Do any of the following:
* Choose Edit > Clear.
* Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
* Press the Backspace key on your keyboard.
- Select the area you want to delete using any of the selection tools.
- Do any of the following:
- Choose Edit > Clear.
- Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
- Press the Backspace key on your keyboard.
Note: You can use the Copy, Cut, or Paste commands to copy selected areas from Pixelmator images and paste them into other applications (i.e., to Apple Keynote, Pages, etc.)