Move and align editable areas

You can move an editable area anywhere in an image with or without the image pixels it encloses. When an editable area and the image pixels it encloses are moved together, the pixels can be cut from the image and the hole filled with background color, or the pixels can be copied by floating the editable area.

You can align an editable area to one or more selected objects. You can also align an editable area to the center or the edges of an image. Depending on where you want an editable area to appear, you can experiment with horizontal and vertical alignment options.

An editable area can also be aligned to guidelines and to the grid. For more information, see Guidelines, grid, and rulers.

To move an editable area

1 .	In the toolbox, click the Mask transform tool .

You can also move an editable area by nudging it.

To move an editable area and its image pixels

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Rectangle mask tool

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Ellipse mask tool

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Freehand mask tool

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Lasso mask tool

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Magnetic mask tool

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Magic wand mask tool

2 .	Click the Normal button on the property bar.

When an editable area is moved once, the underlying image is replaced with the background color. If the same editable area is moved again, the underlying image is no longer replaced with the background color.

You can leave a copy of an editable area you move by holding down Alt as you drag.

You can also move an editable area by nudging it.

To align an editable area with an object

2 .	Click Mask Align.

To align an editable area with the edges or center of an image

2 .	Click Mask Align.

When you align an editable area to the edges or center of an image with the Align to grid check box enabled, the editable area is aligned to the gridlines nearest to the specified edges or center of the image.

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