Cut, Copy and Paste

The Cut, Copy and Paste system uses the Windows clipboard to store information for later use. FotoCanvas also has the Paste New option.

To use the system you must first create a selection using the selection tools in the Drawing Toolbar.

Cut

Cut removes the image selection from the canvas area and places a copy on the clipboard.  

To cut a selection, do one of the following:

Copy

Copy duplicates the image selection and places a copy on the clipboard. The copy remains on the clipboard until another cut or copy is made.

To copy a selection, do one of the following:

Paste

Paste places a copy of the image selection on the display in the top left-hand corner of the canvas area.  A marquee surrounds the pasted selection.  You can move, modify or enhance the pasted selection as you would other selections.

To paste a selection, do one of the following:

Paste New

Paste New creates a new canvas, the width and height match the dimensions of the selection, and then pastes a copy of the selection on the canvas.  Extra space on the canvas is filled with the secondary color.  The pasted copy is now a new image.

To paste a selection as a new image, do one of the following: