Corel PaintShop Pro Help | Moving selected areas with Magic Move

Moving selected areas with Magic Move

Magic Move lets you move part of an image to a new position and automatically fills the remaining empty area so that it matches the surrounding background—even if the background is textured or varied. This content-aware feature works with your favorite selection tools.

To move a selected area with Magic Move

1 In the Tools toolbar, choose one of the following selection tools:

• Selection Tool

• Freehand Selection

2 On the Tool Options palette, adjust the settings you want.

Note: Adjusting the Feather amount (for example, try a setting of 5-20) can improve how the selection blends into the new background.

3 In the image, select the area that you want to move. You don’t need to be precise. Magic Move works best when some of background is included in the selection.

4 On the Tool Options palette, click the Magic Move button

5 In the image window, drag the selected area to a new position.

The remaining empty area is filled with a content-aware fill that matches the surrounding background.

If you don’t get the results that you expect the first time, try these tips:

• It’s easy to undo and readjust the selection, and reapply Magic Move.

• You can use the Clone Brush to touch up areas

• You can blend areas using retouch tools, such as Smudge or Soften