6 Replies Latest reply on Nov 16, 2017 6:57 AM by aianee

How to select specific area in shapes and move it

aianee Nov 16, 2017 12:06 AM

Hello,

I am wondering how to accomplish the figures below in Photoshop. I've been searching and the ones I got were to cut or delete certain parts. However, what I want to learn is how to cut shapes without deletion. Like, I just want to select a specific area from the shape and move it a little as shown in the figures.

Moreover, I found this link Move, copy, and delete selected pixels in Photoshop, but it's not working for me.

Please help. Thank you in advance!

1. Re: How to select specific area in shapes and move it

daphneb80592977 Nov 16, 2017 3:54 AM (in response to aianee)
Hi aianee,

Could you clarify what is going wrong when you try to follow the steps as indicated in the link you've added?
Simply selecting the area you want to move, and then dragging it into the desired direction should work.

You can use the Polygonal Lasso tool to make the desired selection
(right click on the lasso tool > select "Polygonal Lasso tool"
Now select the part of the shape you want to move
Switch to the "Move Tool" > Drag the selection to the desired location

That should do the trick

Daphne.
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2. Re: How to select specific area in shapes and move it

aianee Nov 16, 2017 5:47 AM (in response to daphneb80592977)

Thanks for the response Daphne!

Whenever I select the part I want to move, the entire shape moves instead. I noticed when I'm going to move the selected area, the pointer doesn't show the "scissor" icon, it was always the cross arrowhead. Once, I was able to cut and move a certain part but it was the background not the desired shape
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3. Re: How to select specific area in shapes and move it

daphneb80592977 Nov 16, 2017 6:14 AM (in response to aianee)

No worries!

Have you tried rasterizing the layer before trying to move the selection? Simply right click on the layer > "Rasterize layer. "

Let me know how it goes
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4. Re: How to select specific area in shapes and move it

Simmer1 Nov 16, 2017 6:21 AM (in response to aianee)

Hi aianee,

Make sure you create your shape on a Layer of it's own.

Next select the area you would like to move with the Polyagonal Lasso Tool as Daphne suggested.

Next select the Move Tool and try using the arrow keys to move the selected area to the position you would like.

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5. Re: How to select specific area in shapes and move it

aianee Nov 16, 2017 6:54 AM (in response to daphneb80592977)

Oh it worked! Thank you so much for the tip! I'm not familiar with "rasterizing" therefore I had no idea to use it.

Curious though, does this trick possible for multiple overlapping shapes with different layers? Or does the shapes must be on 1 layer only?
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6. Re: How to select specific area in shapes and move it

aianee Nov 16, 2017 6:57 AM (in response to Simmer1)

Hi Simmer,

Thanks for the feedback.

Yes the shape has it's own layer.
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