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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2

User Guide

To move a selection or layer

1 Select the Move tool .

To activate the Move tool when another tool is selected, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS). (This

techniquedoesnot work with thePen tool,the Freeform Pentool, thePathSelection tool,the Direct Selectiontool,

the Hand tool, the Slice Select tool, or the anchor point tools.)

2 Do one of the following:

• Move the pointer inside the selection border, and drag the selection to a new position. If you have selected multiple

areas, all move as you drag.

Original selection (left), and after the selection is moved with the Move tool (right)

• Select the layer you want to move. Then drag the layer to a new position.

To align selections and layers within an image

1 Do one of the following:

• To align the content of a layer to a selection, make a selection in the image. Then select a layer in the Layers palette.

• To align the contents of multiple layers to a selection border, make a selection in the image. In the Layers palette,

select the layers you want to align. Shift-click to select contiguous layers, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click

to select noncontiguous layers.

• To alignthe contents of layers with thecontent of theactivelayer,selectthe layers youwanttoaligntothe active

layer. Shift-click to select contiguous layers, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click to select non-contiguous

layers.

2 Select the Move tool .

3 Select one or more alignment options in the options bar.

A B C D E F

Alignment options

A. Top B. Vertical Centers C. Bottom D. Left E. Horizontal Centers F. Right