The CopyΓÇ¥ or ΓÇ£CutΓÇ¥ command into the current image. The pasted section becomes a ΓÇ£floating selectionΓÇ¥ and is shown as a separate layer in the Layers Dialog.
command puts whatever is in the Clipboard from the last ΓÇ£If there is an existing selection on the canvas, it is used to align the pasted data. If there is already a selection, the data is pasted using the selection as a center point. If you want the selection to be used as a clipping region for the pasted data, you should use the ΓÇ£Paste IntoΓÇ¥ command.
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You can have only one floating selection at any one time. You cannot work on any other layer while there is a floating selection; you have to either anchor it or remove it. |