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evocrim
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May 18, 2018
Question

Paste Offset (moves the pasted item)

  • May 18, 2018
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Usually, 95% of the time, a pasted item is identically positioned (but on a new layer)

but SOMETIMES the paste is offset and out of place. I can't work out why it does this, I literally don't do anything differently, but sometimes it pastes in a different position and I have to nudge it back up.

Does anyone know why?

6 replies

esinm
esinm
Participant
January 28, 2025

I have the same issue. I think It's a bug. How to fix it without reinstall my photoshop? 

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Quality House
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August 13, 2020

Hope this helps

Edit>Paste>Paste in Place

Not sure if you know this already or not lol

    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    May 18, 2018

    If your image is zoomed in on the canvas to any degree, PS will try and center the pasted image in you window, and not the actual image, unless you use shift-ctrl-V.

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      evocrimAuthor
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      May 18, 2018

      That's a good idea Chuck, thank you, but I don't think the zoom % is affecting it. The next time it happens I will double-check whether I just zoomed in or out or not. Thanks.

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      May 19, 2018

      If you find a situation in which you can reproduce the issue at will please post the observation here.

      Firstly I am curious and secondly as I have done you a disservice with my sloppy reading I would like to figure out what the issue is.

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      evocrimAuthor
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      May 18, 2018

      I appreciate your response but a screenshot of my panels would not further illustrate my question.

      Usually the paste works absolutely fine, but sometimes, for seemingly no reason at all, it will offset the position.

      It's not a huge obstacle, I can nudge it back over but I just wondered why.

      I'm an old Photoshop user of many many years, I'm stuck in my habit of CtrlC and CtrlV I'm afraid.

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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      May 18, 2018

      Th screenshot should naturally have included the Canvas, not just the Panels.

      Once again what about:

      The Selection?

      The selected pixel-content relative to the Selection?

      The position of the image on screen (and relative to the original Selection)?

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      evocrimAuthor
      Known Participant
      May 18, 2018

      The questions were unclear, sorry. I do appreciate you trying to help.

      I searched what you meant by "active" selection and the web offered no results. Adobe support pages did not seem to mention selections being "active or not". You draw a box, circle, or polygon and copy; I've never had to "activate" a selection so I can't answer that.

      Yes, the thing I'm copying meets the edge of the selection.

      The screen magnification and position would be typical: central position at 50% 66.6% 100%

      c.pfaffenbichler
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      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 18, 2018

      And please post screenshots including all pertinent Panels to illustrate your issue.

      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 18, 2018

      Is a Selection active or not?

      If a Selection is active does the copied pixel content actually »touch« the Selection’s bounds at all four sides?

      What is the position and magnification of the image on screen?

      If one needs to duplicate Layer content with identical position cmd-J is the way to go instead of cmd-C and cmd-V.

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