a way to cut and paste a marquee area in one click ?

Question

if i select a marquee area and ctrl J,  i can copy an area of one layer into a new layer, problem is if i want to remove that same section from the original layer i need to make the marquee again, which can be tricky if its an elaborate marquee
 
is there an equivalent for cutting and pasting to a new layer?   ie. removing that section from the original layer
 
(i know that selecting 'cut and paste' tends to do this, but the new layer doesnt always appear in the correct position, sometimes the position of the new layer changes and its a lot of clicks, i want a short cut like ctrl J )
 
thanks

Earth Oliver · Accepted Answer

Yes, and this feature has been around for 20+ years. You're doing layer via copy and what you want is layer via cut. ctrl/sh-J or in the menus: Layer>New>Layer via Cut

Simmer1 · Answer

Hi,

The around this would be to save the original Selection by going Selection> Save Selection and give a name, before you execute the Cmd/Ctrl + J sort cut.

This way you can then simple go to selection> Load Selection and bring back the exact same selection

Hope this helps!

Sim

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