#Gimp move layer specific distance mac#

However, even when moving all the layers at once, the tool won’t move any layers that are locked in the Layers panel. Now when you click on an object on the canvas, it will move all the layers together. Click on the circle next to Move the whole group. Once the tool is active, as explained in the previous sections, change the settings in the Tool Options panel. You can also move multiple layers at once with the Move Tool. You can grab the Move tool from the tools menu, go down to. Then with the Move Tool active, click inside the selection and drag to move the objects. Okay So now if you want to move our images around, all we have to do is to grab the Move tool. You will need to have the correct layer that the objects are on selected. If you have created a selection on the canvas, you can move the objects within the selection without affecting the rest of the canvas. As soon as you select an object on the canvas, the layer it’s on will be selected and moved. Now, it doesn’t matter which layer is selected. In the Tool Options panel, click on the circle next to Move Layer with Content. If you want to click on objects on a different layer on the canvas and move those automatically without selecting the layer first, you can change these settings in the Tool Options panel. A box also appears around all the objects on the layer that are being moved.īy default, the Move Tool is set to ' Move current layer' and all the objects contained within the layer. You will see the Move Tool icon on the layer. Once the tool is active, you can click and drag on the canvas to move the current layer. You can also use the shortcut T, as mentioned above. Select the tool which has four arrows in a cross shape. To move a layer or selection in Krita, you need to activate the Move Tool, which is located in the Toolbar on the left.

#Gimp move layer specific distance mac#

You can also press Control + T on Windows or Command + T on Mac to access the Transform Tool, which is another method of moving a selection or layer while also being able to resize the object. When moving a selection with the cursors, Shift-cursor moves the selection by a larger amount (26 pixels, I just checked, no idea why).

To access the Move Tool using the shortcut, you can press T on Windows and Mac. With the move tool selected, Shift selects the active layer rather than the topmost layer underneath the cursor, Control moves a path, and Alt moves a selection (rather than its contents).