rotating or flipping a copy

[aaronm66185544]

hi there. I've moved and object/image from one document to another. I've made a copy of that same object/image. I'm now trying to flip and rotate one of them but it's flipping and rotating both. How do I separate them so that I can rotate them independently?

[Nancy OShea]

Is it a Smart Object by any chance?

[aaronm66185544]

Not sure what a smart object is. A bit new at this.

[Nancy OShea]

It sounds like you've somehow linked a smart object such that changes to one occur in all of them.

Work with Smart Objects in Photoshop

[aaronm66185544]

I can move them independently but can't rotate or flip them w/out them in sync. The layers appear to be separate.

[Norman Sanders · Accepted solution]

Edit > Transform  and then choose Rotate or Flip Horizontal or Vertical

[aaronm66185544]

Thats it. Thanks Norman.