Paste Image From Clipboard

[MarkStuart]

I am using the trial version of Affinity Photo, and this is what I did:

1. Created a new empty document that is 1,080 x 1,080 pixels.
2. Pasted in an 512 x 512 pixel image I had in the clipboard.

I was expecting the pasted image to be movable and resizable on the 1,080 x 1,080 pixel background, but instead, it just embeds itself on to the background and I cannot move or resize it.

I am confident I should be able to do what I want, so what am I doing wrong, and how can I move and resize the pasted image?

Thanks!

[walt.farrell]

Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums.

We'll be able to help you better, and without guessing, if you show us what you have. At least a screenshot of your complete application window, showing the document you have and the Layers panel. Even better, Save your document as a .afphoto file and give us that as a sample we can play with, too.

But for one quick, simple guess: Perhaps you have the View Tool selected (Hand), which does not allow changes. In that case, simply selecting the Move Tool (Arrow) instead should allow what you want.

[MarkStuart]

Walt,

It was the View Tool being selected that was causing my problem. As soon as I selected the Move Tool, it started working the way I expected!

Thank you so much - I might never have found that by myself.

 

Mark

[Old Bruce]

28 minutes ago, MarkStuart said:

I might never have found that by myself.

You would have found it, as did I. After about a year and a half of daily usage..

[walt.farrell]

You're welcome, Mark.