How come I keep getting the error "selected area is empty"? - Editing Geeks most recent 30 from http://www.editinggeeks.com2010-07-30T13:19:35Zhttp://www.editinggeeks.com/feeds/question/51http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdfhttp://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/51/how-come-i-keep-getting-the-error-selected-area-is-emptyHow come I keep getting the error "selected area is empty"?scraper2009-10-27T02:34:12Z2010-07-20T11:23:05Z
<p>I'm trying to copy & paste but I keep getting a message that says "Could not complete copy command because the selected area is empty."</p>
<p>I'm not using my background, I added another layer.</p>
http://www.editinggeeks.com/questions/51/how-come-i-keep-getting-the-error-selected-area-is-empty/52#52Answer by Larry for How come I keep getting the error "selected area is empty"?Larry2009-10-27T02:47:20Z2009-10-27T02:47:20Z<p>You keep getting this message because you are trying to copy from the new layer which is empty; the image is still on the background. By default, the selection only applies to the active layer. </p>
<p>This image shows your mistake. You need to make sure the background is selected when you copy.</p>
<p><img src="http://i34.tinypic.com/2yzas1w.jpg" alt="img:problem" /></p>