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Hi,
Often, when you get an error message saying "selected area was empty", it may mean that you have activated an empty layer, rather than the layer that you're trying to copy from. In the image below, I made a selection around the giraffe's head and tried to copy it, but because Layer 2—which is empty—is the active layer, there are no pixels in Layer 2 to copy. Instead, activate the layer with the giraffe and then try your copy commands.

If this doesn't address your problem, I suggest you attach a screenshot of your Photoshop file where we can see your layers and what you're trying to do.

[ATTACH=full]143870[/ATTACH]

[QUOTE="Rich54, post: 1533838341, member: 109010"] Hi, Often, when you get an error message saying "selected area was empty", it may mean that you have activated an empty layer, rather than the layer that you're trying to copy from. In the image below, I made a selection around the giraffe's head and tried to copy it, but because Layer 2—which is empty—is the active layer, there are no pixels in Layer 2 to copy. Instead, activate the layer with the giraffe and then try your copy commands. If this doesn't address your problem, I suggest you attach a screenshot of your Photoshop file where we can see your layers and what you're trying to do. [ATTACH type="full"]143870[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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