good question

I think it is still broken. I cannot figure out how to do it in CS5, either. I have tried all wonder  of keyboard shortcuts but alas, nope. As far as I can tell in my first week of use, all of the things broken aboout the tabs in CS4 are still broken in CS5. What a shame.

Or “tear off” the tab of the document you want to copy from…

Tearing off the tab first is just a pain. Is there a way to just open all files in thier own window, and never consildate them? I think it used to be that way before the browser bozos insisted on this feature. thx!

jigs

Chris Cox wrote:

 

In preferences, turn off "open documents in tabs". (first thing I do after a new install)

First thing I do in CS4 too.

Charles:

Yes it does. If it doesn't work for you it's probably because your documents have a different colour mode than each other (CMYK to RGB for example).

The following procedure works for me in Windows:

1. Select the layer(s) to be moved.
   
2. Control-Click in the image window
   
3. Drag to the destination tab
4. Hold over tab until it lights up
5. Continue to hold the left mouse and Control and drag into the image.
6. A + will appear.
7. Release the mouse button and then the Control Key.
   

It is important to hold the Control key while dragging.  Then hold the Move Tool arrow over the tab until it becomes selected.  Once this happens, continue holding the Control key and the left mouse button, and drag down to the image waiting until the + appears.  Then release the mouse button and finally the Control key.  I believe that you will find that it works well if the procedure is followed carefully.  Good Luck!

I had the same problem in dragging a layer to another tabbed document.I read other comments and tried my luck. After some trials I made the following

observations.1, NO you don't really need to use Control or Command keys at all.(Make sure you are dragging a layer and NOT the background as you ca'n't

move a locked background.)With Move tool drag the layer to the selected Tab and the dark grey Tab lights up  and turns white but do NOT release the mouse

yet.At this point observe the contents of layer disappear leaving the light grey border around it visible. You will also notice that as soon as the Tab lights up the new document replaces the previous file in the image area. Now while still holding the mouse down bring it back into the new document and then ONLY THEN release your mouse. That's it! Seeing your layer disappearing when the Tab lights up you might think that you have lost the move action and that you have failed  THAT IS A MISTAKE! (I noticed the black arrow was replaced by move tool icon but no + sign on releasing the mouse). 2. You can use Control key but first press the mouse button and then press the Control.3,Command key also works.I have a mac and CS5.

I have never gotten this to work with CS4 or CS5, using any instructions or tips posted here or elsewhere. It simply doesn't work for me at all.

I don't have a strong opinion about the tabbed interface either way (I can take it or leave it), but I was forced to turn it off since I drag layers between images all the time.