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Copying a selection of a layer


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It seems like copying a selection of a layer isn't possible. When I:

1. create a selection

2.  edit > copy

3. create new layer

4. edit > paste

I paste the entire layer instead of only the piece of the selection. 

Would be great to have though! :) 

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Welcome to the Serif Affinity Forums, Eric. :)

The behaviour that you’ve described suggests that you’re working on an ‘Image’ layer, a special type of layer that treats a collection of pixels as a single object. To work at the pixel level (e.g. copying selected pixels) it needs to be a ‘Pixel’ layer: right-click on the layer in the Layers panel and choose ‘Rasterize’ to convert it.

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