Question about Layers and manipulating a selected area

[Bill Thompson]

For most of my experience with images, I have used simplistic software that do not deal with layers. But now I have found myself in a situation where I need to rotate and line up parts of an image. I am using an old version of photoshop. I am using photoshop 4.0. I am using the "Free Transform" menu option under "Layer" to rotate a part just a little bit so that it lines up with another part of the image.

So, after I have rotated the part so that it lines up, I still need to select the new rotated area and move it.

It looks like this
h t t p : / / i 6 7 . p h o t o b u c k e t . c o m / a l b u m s / h 2 9 2 / A t h o n o / U n t i t l e d 0 0 2 . j p g

But when I do this, it is as if the program ignores my selected. I use the "Marquee Tool to select an area but when I move the box I made, it does not move the area within the box.

Can you help?

 

[Paul]

Are you then creating a NEW layer from that selection?

 

[Bill Thompson]

Are you then creating a NEW layer from that selection?

No I am not.

I just want to select it.

I cannot select it after I have altered it like I described.

 

[iDad]

if you are selecting it, copy it, then paste it, you will be able to edit till your hearts content then,

 

[Bill Thompson]

Yep. Just copy and paste. That did it.