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Copy One Layer, Or Copy ‘Em All

October 4, 2007 by Corey Barker Tip of the Day 2 Comments

If you’re working on a layered document, and you make a selection and copy that selection, by default Photoshop only copies the information on your currently active layer (and that’s a good thing). However, there may be times when you want to copy your selection as if the image was flattened (in other words, you want to copy everything on all visible layers). If that’s the case, press Command-Shift-C (PC: Control-Shift-C), and you’ll copy as if the image was flattened, not just on the active layer.

Posted by Corey Barker

Corey is the newest education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. He is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art & Design in Sarasota, Fl, with a degree in Illustration. Over the years, Corey has worked as a graphic artist in a variety of disciplines such as illustration, commercial design, large format printing, motion graphics, web design and photography. His expertise in Photoshop and Illustrator have earned him numerous awards in illustration, graphic design and photography. Using Photoshop since Version 2, his expertise and creativity have evolved exponentially with every new version, which makes Corey an invaluable addition to the NAPP team.

2 comments on “Copy One Layer, Or Copy ‘Em All”

  2. Actually, I’d just like it to copy the one layer selected, (only one layer), so that it CAN be copied.

    Click on the layer you want. (IE, Select it).
    Go to the Edit menu, and you’ll find that Copy is grayed out. IE, you can’t copy one layer. You’ve got options under Select Menu for All Layers, and THEN you can Edit > Copy. But you can’t seem to click on one layer, and copy just that layer to another program (IE DreamWeaver).
    All the documentation says you can, but I’ve yet to find anyone that can do it.

    Please tell me how to select ONE Layer, copy it from the Edit Menu so I can paste it in DW like the documentation says you can.

    Thanks,
    Bert

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