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6  2007-05-14 Added Spanish translation by AntI
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8<sect2 id="gimp-edit-copy">
9  <title>Copy</title>
10
11  <indexterm>
12    <primary>Layer</primary>
13    <secondary>Copy</secondary>
14  </indexterm>
15  <indexterm>
16    <primary>Selection</primary>
17    <secondary>Copy</secondary>
18  </indexterm>
19
20  <para>
21    The <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem> command makes
22    a copy of the current selection and stores it in the Clipboard.  The
23    information can be recalled using the
24    <link linkend="gimp-edit-paste">Paste</link>,
25    <link linkend="gimp-edit-paste-into">Paste Into Selection</link>,
26or
27    <link linkend="gimp-edit-paste-as-new-image">Paste As / New Image</link>
28commands. If
29    there is no selection, the entire current layer is
30    copied.  <quote>Copy</quote> only works on the current active
31    layer. Any layers above or below it are ignored.
32  </para>
33
34  <sect3>
35    <title>Activate the Command</title>
36    <itemizedlist>
37      <listitem>
38        <para>
39          You can access this command from the image menubar through
40          <menuchoice>
41            <guimenu>Edit</guimenu>
42            <guimenuitem>Copy</guimenuitem>
43          </menuchoice>,
44        </para>
45      </listitem>
46      <listitem>
47        <para>
48          or by using the keyboard shortcut
49          <keycombo><keycap>Ctrl</keycap><keycap>C</keycap></keycombo>.
50        </para>
51      </listitem>
52    </itemizedlist>
53  </sect3>
54</sect2>
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