04-07-2025, 10:37 PM
I am a novice. 80 years old.
i have a base image and a transparent layer over it.
In the transparent layer i have drawn, with a pencil tool, one line.
i would like to move that line. i have been unable to achieve that goal.
my experience:
* learned that the move tool is not appropriate tool.
* clicked on transparent layer with one line, thus making that layer active
* selected the line
* by using the rectangular selection tool.
* wondered if i had just left clicked on line if that also would have selected the line
as the line was the only object in the transparent layer.
* moving selection with method one:
* after rectangle appeared around the selection
* placed cursor inside rectangle box but NOT within the handles.
* left clicked and dragged the selection upwards. the frame
moved, but not the contents.
* method two
* after rectangle appeared around the selection
* went to edit in task bar and clicked on copy (also tried ctrl c)
* moved cursor to a new location
* in edit clicked on Paste (also tried ctrl v)
* nothing happened. if i had clicked on "CUT" the line would have disappeared.
Please help me understand what i am not doing or doing incorrectly.
bil
ps.
Tried to attach the file. it was too large. BUT THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DELETE THE ATTACHMENT SO I COULD
SUBMIT my question. am i missing something?
i have a base image and a transparent layer over it.
In the transparent layer i have drawn, with a pencil tool, one line.
i would like to move that line. i have been unable to achieve that goal.
my experience:
* learned that the move tool is not appropriate tool.
* clicked on transparent layer with one line, thus making that layer active
* selected the line
* by using the rectangular selection tool.
* wondered if i had just left clicked on line if that also would have selected the line
as the line was the only object in the transparent layer.
* moving selection with method one:
* after rectangle appeared around the selection
* placed cursor inside rectangle box but NOT within the handles.
* left clicked and dragged the selection upwards. the frame
moved, but not the contents.
* method two
* after rectangle appeared around the selection
* went to edit in task bar and clicked on copy (also tried ctrl c)
* moved cursor to a new location
* in edit clicked on Paste (also tried ctrl v)
* nothing happened. if i had clicked on "CUT" the line would have disappeared.
Please help me understand what i am not doing or doing incorrectly.
bil
ps.
Tried to attach the file. it was too large. BUT THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO DELETE THE ATTACHMENT SO I COULD
SUBMIT my question. am i missing something?