Jumping a Selection to a new layer?

[lifeofPI]

In photoshop I can jump a selection to a new layer and save as a transparent png... I can't seem to do the same with Affinity...?

what is the best way to create a transparent png from a selection?

[lifeofPI]

Yes I can and figured it out... thanks...

[Polygonius]

10 hours ago, lifeofPI said:

Yes I can and figured it out... thanks...

Sarcasm? If so, hit cmd+D and you get the selection as new layer. Than export this layer. Keep care that "just this layer without Background" is selected.

[lepr]

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[Polygonius]

13 minutes ago, >|< said:

cmd-j

ops, sorry... my personal shorty, cause all other apps uses cmd+d for duplicate... i do not know for what the "j" stands, "juplication"???? But yeah, DEFAULT is cmd+j, my fault!

[lifeofPI]

Cmd J in Photoshop refers to duplicating a layer... why "jump" a layer instead of duplicate a layer?  I don't know.  The keyboard shortcut cmd j does work and I can duplicate a layer from a selection... not sure what was going on when I tried to do so the first time... evidently cmd d also duplicates a layer ... thanks for responses... I have photoshop on my iMac Pro but use a mac mini most of the time and have Affinity installed... Affinity is good for small projects and I can use on the mac mini ... but having to learn my way around.. tools, short cuts etc... 

[Polygonius]

5 minutes ago, lifeofPI said:

... evidently cmd d also duplicates a layer ... 

Not generally, only on my system, cause i have replaced this action to this shorty and forgotten in answer: this ist not default.

[lepr]

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[Polygonius]

2 minutes ago, >|< said:

cmd-d will deselect, not duplicate

On my system ESC will deselect. I love the shortcut-preference :-)