Choosing the Rectangle Selection Tool , for example, one selects an area. For completeness, the question was also asking about the selection process. One way to select part of an image for editing is to use the magic selection wand. This works well if there is only one image on the selected layer this is the way I tend to work so I can edit easily. Select the layer the image to be moved is on, and use the fuzzy select wand to select what is outside the image could be a single colour or a transparent background.
None of the suggested solutions worked for me. I eventually realized that the layer I was selecting inside of, was not the same size as the image.
So when I moved my copied selection, it moved outside the layer I was on, and thus displayed as an empty selection. Making the current layer the same size as the image solved the problem.
Neither did turning it into a floating selection for whatever reason. I may need to just fiddle with it but I was in a hurry. I could then move that new layer around. When you're done you can right click that layer and "Merge Down" if you need it to all be one layer again. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Ask Question. Asked 10 years, 6 months ago. Active 3 years, 10 months ago. Viewed k times. Using GIMP 2. I seem to only be able to: a move the entire layer around, ignoring the selection entirely, or b move the selection around, without moving anything that's within the selection which is what I'm trying to do. I have the feeling that I'm missing something extremely basic.
Improve this question. Sopalajo de Arrierez 6, 10 10 gold badges 57 57 silver badges 93 93 bronze badges. Raven Dreamer Raven Dreamer 2, 4 4 gold badges 19 19 silver badges 24 24 bronze badges. Gimp is a powerful tool, but I recommend the free Paint. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Edit: You can also select an area, then hold down ctrl-alt and drag the selected area as described here. Improve this answer.
Aaroninus 3 3 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. Then, holding down the Shift key moves then by increments of 25 pixels. When you move a selection with the Move tool, the center of the selection is marked with a small cross.
See Moving selections for other possibilities. If layers are grouped with the little chain symbol they will all move, regardless of which layer is currently active. When you pull a guide from a ruler, the Move tool is automatically activated. That's not the case after using another tool, and you have to activate it by yourself. When the mouse pointer goes over a guide, this guide turns to red and you can click-and-drag to move it.
The Path Tool dialog has its own moving function: see Section 5. But you can also use the Move Tool. Note that the path becomes invisible; make it visible in the Path Dialog. You can choose the path to be moved or move the active path. Every text has its own layer and can be moved as layers. See Section 5. Move 4. Transform Tools. Figure The Move tool in Toolbox. Activating the Tool. By using the keyboard shortcut M. The Move tool is automatically activated when you create a guide.
Instead, I get this mouse pointer:. Looks like you have selected the Move Selection option in the Tool Options, but you have no selection to move. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.
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Viewed 6k times. Instead, I get this mouse pointer: What does that mean?
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