### 3.6. Copy

The Copy command makes a copy of the current selection and stores it in the Clipboard. The information can be recalled using the Paste, Paste Into Selection, or Paste as New Image commands. If there is no selection, the entire current layer is copied.

| Note
The Copy command only works on the currently selected layers. All other layers are ignored.

#### 3.6.1. Activating the Command

- You can access this command from the main menu through Edit → Copy,

- or by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C.

3.5. Cut |  | 3.7. Copy Visible

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