rlbafosam Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 I'veselected, moved, rotated. Now what? I have this blue-tinted area on my image.How do I get it to plant itself there, so I can move on? DON'T LAUGH! Can't betoo intuitive, been using pc's since they were invented. Found no help in thedocs. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 So will the ESC key. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlbafosam Posted January 24, 2012 Author Share Posted January 24, 2012 Sorry, guys. All those things do is make the blue-shaded selection that was lasso'd, rotated & moved, disappear; leaving the image exactly as it was. Any other ideas? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Switch to the Move Selected Pixels tool. Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlbafosam Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thanks, now I'll have to learn to use the other move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 The Move Selected Pixels tool (or press M once) shifts the pixels on the canvas. The Move Selection tool (or press M twice) does not move any pixels, it moves the selection region so that a different set of pixels is selected. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johoe Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) even tho this questions answered, till you understand it directly, can be hard to wrap your mind around, so figure another summary might be helpful theres 4 selection methods (Rectangle/Lasoo/Circle/Magic Wand) and 2 selection tools (Selected Pixels/Selection) Selected Pixels - affects the image itself (with move, expand, shrink, and rotate with right click tools) Selection - only affects the blue selection area (with same tools) and with the selection method, you can also reuse it to add or remove parts already selected by holding Ctrl or Alt: Ctrl adds, Alt removes The purpose of Selected Pixels is to edit the image directly, while Selection just adds features to the selection methods and its intended for copying. Finishing the operation can be confusing cause neither selection tool lets you de-select the area, you first have to switch to a selection method again, and left click anywhere on the Paintnet window Edited February 1, 2012 by johoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlbafosam Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Thanks again. Don't be so helpful; I don't want to be the one to answer questions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johoe Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 no worries, once you get the hang of it, makes Paintnet that much easier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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