3.12. Paste as
| 3. The “Edit” Menu |

### 3.12. Paste as

This command pastes the clipboard contents. Of course, you must use the “Copy” command before, so that you have something in the clipboard. Else you will be prompted a warning:

or, if there is something you have forgotten, it will be pasted! There is no way to empty the clipboard.

This command leads to the sub-menu:

Figure 16.17. The “Paste as” sub-menu

- Section 3.12.1, “Paste as New Layer”

- Section 3.12.2, “Paste As New Layer In Place”

- Section 3.12.3, “Paste as New Image”

- Section 3.12.4, “Paste as New Brush”

- Section 3.12.5, “Paste as New Pattern”

#### 3.12.1. Paste as New Layer

The Paste As New Layer command creates a new layer in the active image and pastes the image data from the Clipboard into it. If the data are not rectangular or square in shape, any regions that do not extend to the edge of the canvas are left transparent (an Alpha channel is automatically created). Of course, you have to Copy your selection before you use this command.

##### 3.12.1.1. Activate the Command

You can access this command from the image menubar through Edit → Paste as → New Layer.

#### 3.12.2. Paste As New Layer In Place

The Paste As New Layer In Place command creates a new layer in the active image and pastes the clipboard contents at exact coordinates the contents was originally copied from.

This feature is available for both the regular clipboard and named buffers.

##### 3.12.2.1. Activate the Command

You can access this command from the image menubar through Edit → Paste as → New Layer In Place.

#### 3.12.3. Paste as New Image

The Paste As New Image command creates a new image and pastes the image data from the Clipboard into it. If the data is not rectangular or square in shape, any regions outside the selection are left transparent (an alpha channel is automatically created). Of course, you have to copy your selection before you use this command, so that you get an image with the same dimensions as the selection.

This command has the same action as the File → Create → From Clipboard command.

##### 3.12.3.1. Activate the Command

You can access this command from the image menubar through Edit → Paste as → New Image, or using the keyboard shortcut Shift+Ctrl+V .

#### 3.12.4. Paste as New Brush

This command opens a dialog window which lets you name the new brush. The brush appears in the Brushes dialog.

##### 3.12.4.1. Options

Figure 16.18. The “New Brush”dialog

Brush name

  Brush name is the name as it will be in the “Brushes” Dialog.

File name

  The new brush is saved as File name (with extension `.gbr`) in your personal `brushes` folder.

Spacing

  Spacing: When the brush draws a line, it actually stamps the brush icon repeatedly. If brush stamps are very close, you get the impression of a solid line.

##### 3.12.4.2. Activate the Command

- You can access this command from the image menubar through Edit → Paste as → New Brush….

#### 3.12.5. Paste as New Pattern

This command opens a dialog window which allows you to name your new pattern. The pattern appears in the Patterns dialog.

##### 3.12.5.1. Options

Figure 16.19. The “New Pattern”dialog

Pattern name

  Pattern name is the name as it will be in the Pattern Dialog.

File name

  The new pattern is saved as File name (with extension `.pat`) in your personal `patterns` folder.

##### 3.12.5.2. Activate the Command

You can access this command from the image menubar through Edit → Paste as → New Pattern….

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