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how do you move a selection in multiple layers?


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andersbrekhus

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I've looked around the interwebs and answers to this question usually mistakenly think people want to move multiple layers together. I know how to do that. I want to move a selection in two (or more) layers together. I'd also love to know how to use the free transform tool on a selection box in multiple layers. Anyone? Help!
 
andersbrekhus said:
I've looked around the interwebs and answers to this question usually mistakenly think people want to move multiple layers together. I know how to do that. I want to move a selection in two (or more) layers together. I'd also love to know how to use the free transform tool on a selection box in multiple layers. Anyone? Help!
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You could try linking the selected layers together. Select desired layers>right click> link layers.

This should work for the other things you're trying too.

Hope it helps.

Regards

Chris
 
Hey Chris, thanks for responding! I had tried that, but the entire layers then just move together, rather than what's in the selection box/marquee. I'm assuming, at this point that it's impossible, but it seems really odd that Adobe wouldn't have thought of this and made it simple.
 
Hey there andersbrekhus, I think your assumption is correct. IDK of any method to move a selection on one layer simultaneous with that selection on another layer. I can't speak for Adobe, but my workaround would be to copy those selections to their own layers, then move them. I can't really envision what you're trying to do, but that's my suggestion.
 
what clare said, or hide the background layers so it's transparent apart from the layers you want and "copy merged" them then paste them, it should work that way too :)
 
In the Layers Palette, make the layers you want to use visible. Click the little eye icons to hide the rest.

Make the top layer active and highlighted,

"CTRL+ALT+Shift+E" will put a composite of all those visible layers in a new layer at the top of the layer stack.

Make your marquee selection; "CTRL+Shift+I" to invert the selection. Delete.

Now, you're left with the rectangular area you want to move, and it'll contain all the elements from the multiple layers you composited to the new layer.
 
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