Pate Into Command

[Randy]

Hello Class,
I just discovered how to use this and wanted to pass on my excitement to those who might not.
I came across this in the layers chapter of the book
Adobe Photoshop CS Complete Course, written by Jan Kabili for Seybold.
You'll need two open documents. Select and copy what you want from your source document (I selected All). Make a selection in your destination document (perhaps smaller, feathered for extra effect) and choose Paste Into from the menu. The exciting part for me is that now you can move (V) the source selection around inside your destination selection!
I dare not post this in the General Photoshop section for fear of being laughed at

 

[Hatch]

I dare not post this in the General Photoshop section for fear of being laughed at

Nothing to be ashamed about! We all start somewhere in the program. The Paste into feature is fantastic! Keep learning! You can learn tons here on Mark's great site and in this forum. Keep practicing.

Hatch

 

[Randy]

Thanks for the words of encouragement!
I must correct myself; that particular lesson was from the Selections chapter of the book, not layers. [oops]
Speaking of the book, I give it two big thumbs up. The tutorials are compact and very clear, using many examples with color on most every page.
I have used Classroom In a Book since version 6, and it is not my favorite means of learning the program.
The chapters in Adobe Photoshop CS Complete Course take about "90 minutes" each to complete, much like CIB. However, each chapter is broken down into seperate lessons, say maybe 10-20 minutes each (sometimes less), building upon the previous lesson. Unlike CIB which I find tends to "roam" a bit, more so like a novel instead of a study guide.