cannot select layer in file

Question

In this screen shot, there is a selection that I masked and brought into my main document. The selection is the outline of the pepper over the word "sauces." I am trying to move the pepper into place slightly lower where it actually appears in this image which is a composite of 2 images, one of which overwrote the other. When I drag the pepper into place, the cursor jumps to the layer below (the main image layer) and moves that entire layer. Why will it not stay on the upper layer (the single half pepper) and move it into place? Thanks.

Michael Bullo · Accepted Answer

Could this be related to the Auto-Select option in the Options bar? When using the Move Tool with Auto-Select turned on, whatever is selected in the Layers panel is ignored and whatever is below the cursor is selected when pressing the mouse button.If I'm wanting to move something around very precisely I will often use the keyboard arrows instead of the mouse. You still need to choose the Move Tool and select the layer you want to move but at this point just start pressing the arrow keys to move the layer. To move in larger increments use the Shift key in combination with the arrow keys.

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