I've been told there is a feature in Adobe Photoshop CC 2017 where one can drag a layer directly from the layers panel in one tab into another tab simply by moving the grabbed layer over the destination tab at the top of the window. However, whenever I try this, the destination tab that I hover over with the selected layer doesn't come to the forefront, thereby preventing me from using this feature. Any suggestions?
My girlfriend and I, on two separate systems, have this exact same problem. Julienne Kost DOES this in her LDC PSCC ESS/Basic course but doesn't explain how. We tried the above suggestion which created a lot of work getting back to where we were but didn't help at all. Although various people on the net say this can't be done, it clearly can - somehow. Anybody know what the secret is?
Which version of Photoshop do you have?
Open a multi-layered PSD file. Click and hold the desired layer. Drag to the target Tab and hold a couple of seconds until the 2nd document appears. Still holding, drag your layer over the open document and release your mouse. Voila! 
It goes without saying, you may need to resize the layer to fit your new canvas especially if they are a different size and resolution. Use your Navigator panel to zoom in or out as needed.
Nancy
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