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Hi,

I have a Photoshop file where I have a text layer with a very long paragraph. I woul like to copy and past the text to the editor where I write XHTML markup instead of rewriting it.

How can I do that? Control + C and Control + V doesn't work.

I have Photoshop CS 4.

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This should be in Super User. – BipedalShark Nov 13 at 18:12
In Photoshop CS4 the shortcuts work fine! Try with the right click and choose copy! However, I think that this isn't a question related to programming!!! – BitDrink Nov 13 at 18:14

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Find the text layer in the layers list. Double-click layer icon (with the "T" on it). This will automatically select the text in the layer. Then you can use the copy and paste functionality (Control-C to copy).

**You can only do this if the text is not rendered into pixels yet. So as long has you haven't done this, it will work.

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First select the text layer in the layers palette. Then Ctrl-A to select all. Ctrl-C to copy.

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You should the Text tool (shortcut 'T') then photoshop will give you the hand to edit the text, making it possible to copy/cut/paste.

In case, it doesn't give you the hand, then it's probably not a text, and you won't be able to do that.

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hi! i have the same problem In Photoshop CS4 on ubuntu 9.10+wine, photoshop seems to not able to write to the clipboard, only can read it (ctrl+v is working ctrl+c does not at all)

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