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boydy
06-01-2005, 01:08 PM
hello all!

just a wee question about the marquee tool in photoshop, whenever you have multiple layers and want to move things in a selected area on these layers but not merge them,it only moves the one layer i am on,which makes sense i suppose, but is there a way to select a certain area using the marquee tool and move things on all layers at once?

hope u understand what im getting at?:shrug:
-NG-
06-01-2005, 06:17 PM
Have you linked the layers? it's next to the eye icon on the layer pallet.
halo
06-01-2005, 07:44 PM
unfortunately linking only works without a selection...as soon as you make a selection any transformation or moves only work on the selected layer...a royal pain in the arse. :(
EricChadwick
06-01-2005, 08:54 PM
Make an Action.
-NG-
06-03-2005, 12:34 AM
Make an Action.

Exactly, just record the first layer and let ps do the rest.
boydy
06-03-2005, 09:43 AM
oh that worked great! not really used actions much,but i will now!:)
lokki
06-03-2005, 04:08 PM
an additional tip is to merge the visible layers (CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+E or CMD+OPT+SHIFT+E), make the selection, and then move it over as a flattened layer. Having said this, it's also good that you are using an action - very much an underutilized tool!
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