Could not complete the copy command

When I select cut or copy after selecting a part of an image with the rect. marquee tool I get a message telling me "Could not complete the copy command".

How should I do to select and copy a part of an image into a new file? I'm using Photoshop v 8.0.

// SE

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When I select cut or copy after selecting a part of an image with the rect. marquee tool I get a message telling me "Could not complete the copy command".

How should I do to select and copy a part of an image into a new file? I'm using Photoshop v 8.0.

// SE

It could be that you are on an invisible layer, an empty layer or an adjustment layer with no mask.

Good luck,
Ron

Ok, thanks!

Is there a way to make the selection go through all layers so that I can copy it anyway?

// SE

skrev:

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When I select cut or copy after selecting a part of an image with the rect. marquee tool I get a message telling me "Could not complete the copy command".

How should I do to select and copy a part of an image into a new file? I'm using Photoshop v 8.0.

// SE

It could be that you are on an invisible layer, an empty layer or an adjustment layer with no mask.

Good luck,
Ron

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Ok, thanks!

Is there a way to make the selection go through all layers so that I can copy it anyway?

// SE

skrev:

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When I select cut or copy after selecting a part of an image with the rect. marquee tool I get a message telling me "Could not complete the copy command".

How should I do to select and copy a part of an image into a new file? I'm using Photoshop v 8.0.

// SE

It could be that you are on an invisible layer, an empty layer or an adjustment layer with no mask.

Good luck,
Ron

You could 'Stamp' Cntrl-Alt-Shift-E or 'Merge'
right-click-merge-visible the layers. But I am not sure that is what you have in mind.

Ron

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How should I do to select and copy a part of an image into a new file? I'm using Photoshop v 8.0.

The very best way does not eat up memory. Do not copy and paste to a new image. Instead, have both images open in the window. Select from one, then DRAG the selection to the other image. (SHIFT-DRAG if you want it to be in the same relative position.)

(This is the method Adobe recommends, not just hearsay.)

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Ok, thanks!

Is there a way to make the selection go through all layers so that I can copy it anyway?

// SE

skrev:

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When I select cut or copy after selecting a part of an image with the rect. marquee tool I get a message telling me "Could not complete the copy command".

How should I do to select and copy a part of an image into a new file?
I'm using Photoshop v 8.0.

// SE

It could be that you are on an invisible layer, an empty layer or an adjustment layer with no mask.

Good luck,
Ron

You could 'Stamp' Cntrl-Alt-Shift-E or 'Merge'
right-click-merge-visible the layers. But I am not sure that is what you have in mind.

no don;t do that
you might forget and leave it merged
select the area or the whole canvas
make sure you are in a layer that has content
from the menu use copy merged

KatWoman wrote:

no don;t do that
you might forget and leave it merged
select the area or the whole canvas
make sure you are in a layer that has content
from the menu use copy merged

I know I go out on a limb by trying to help so thanks following up. Hopefully the OP will not get too far off track.

Now, I get 'copy merged' command but I do not really understand its counterpart, the 'paste into' command. How does 'paste into' differ from 'paste' and does 'copy' and 'copy merged' share the same buffer?

Thanks,
Ron

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Now, I get 'copy merged' command but I do not really understand its counterpart, the 'paste into' command. How does 'paste into' differ from 'paste' and does 'copy' and 'copy merged' share the same buffer?

Paste Into pastes into a selection or mask.

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tacit wrote:

In article ,
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Now, I get 'copy merged' command but I do not really understand its counterpart, the 'paste into' command. How does 'paste into' differ from 'paste' and does 'copy' and 'copy merged' share the same buffer?

Paste Into pastes into a selection or mask.

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Oh! That could be very useful.

Thanks,
Ron