Paul,
Yes, you are correct, I worded that badly. I meant for him to press ctrl-d
to deselect anything that may be selected he didn't notice. Then of course
select the area he wants to copy.
My bad!
AndY
http://crimespree.ca/
"Paul Handley" <p3aulxxx@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:BnLOa.1906$kx6.1260@fe03.atl2.webusenet.com.. .
> good advise except the last
> > Make sure you have nothing selected, ctrl-d, and that you are on the
> correct
> > layer.
> >
> copy won't work unless *something* is selected!( and you are on the layer
> with something on it).
> Paul
> --
> "When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like Grandpa did,
> not screaming like the passengers in his car."
>
> "Andy Collier" <crimespree@crimespree.ca> wrote in message
> news:jbIOa.39766$PD3.146497@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> > Most likely:
> >
> > either you are trying to copy something from a layer not selected,
> >
> > or you have a selection marquee active and are trying to copy something
> > outside the boundaries of that selection.
> >
> > Make sure you have nothing selected, ctrl-d, and that you are on the
> correct
> > layer.
> >
> > AndY
> >
> > http://crimespree.ca/
> >
> >
> > "John" <NoSpam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:befhm6$vod$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> > > Hi, I used the copy function and pasted fine but when I tried to copy
> > > something else the copy function was unobtainable (unhighlighted).
> > > Anyone know how to copy again?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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