Photofanatic Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I use the 'layer via copy' command a lot in Photoshop - is there an equivalent in Paint.net for placing a selection onto a new layer? Is there also any equivalent to layer styles for adding a drop shadow effect? Thanks Joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Ctrl+Shift+V will copy the contents of the Clipboard to a new layer. If you want to copy a selection to a new layer you would need to hit Ctrl+C then Ctrl+Shift+V. For a Drop Shadow plugin go here. Check out the Tutorial section for a better Idea of how it works...It gets used in almost every other Tutorial. Take responsibility for your own intelligence. -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skro Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Yes, in the Edit menu, there is a "Paste into new layer" option (shortcut Ctrl+Shift+V)... and even a "paste into new image", if you need it regards, Skro ZoC radio, Chaos is on the air Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photofanatic Posted January 11, 2007 Author Share Posted January 11, 2007 Thanks very much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Gould Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 This is very useful. In my case I copied something from another document into my current document. The pasted image hasn't been flattened or de-selected yet, but unfortunately I hit "paste" instead of "paste into new layer". I believe photoshop has the ability to convert an un-flattened, un-de-selected selection into a new layer, but when I try clicking "new layer" in this state, it flattens the image first, then gives me a floating outline with no pixels in a new layer, which really isn't very useful. Would be great if when there's a recently-pasted, not-flattened-yet selection, if clicking "add new layer" would just transfer the floating selection into a new layer instead of flattening first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 If you accidentally did a regular Paste instead of Paste into New Layer, then all you had to do to correct that was Undo and then Paste into New Layer. There is no need to add another menu command. Quote The pasted image hasn't been flattened It's not possible to paste something with- or across- multiple layers, so this comment doesn't really make sense. Also, this thread is 12 years old. I'm closing it. 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...
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