Edit Menu
The menu choices listed here let you make changes to your files. This is also where you can access your Elements preferences to change their settings.
Undo
You can back out of your last action by selecting Undo or by pressing Ctrl+Z. You can keep applying this command to undo as many steps as you've set in the Undo History palette preferences (Edit → Preferences → Performance → History States).
Redo
If you undo something and then change your mind again, redo it here or press Ctrl+Y.
Revert
Choose this command to return your image to the state it was in the last time you saved it.
Cut
To remove something from your image and store it on the Clipboard (so that you can paste it into another file), choose this menu item or press Ctrl+X.
Copy
To copy something to the Clipboard, highlight it and select this menu item or press Ctrl+C. The Copy command copies only the top layer in a file with layers. To copy all the layers in your selected area, use Copy Merged instead.
Copy Merged
To copy all the layers in the selected area to the Clipboard, choose this menu option or press Shift+Ctrl+C. To copy just the top layer to the Clipboard, use Copy instead.
Paste
Use this command or press Ctrl+V to add whatever you have cut or copied into an image.
Paste Into Selection
Use this special command for pasting something within the confines of an existing selection. See Controlling the Selection Tools for more on how this command works. Keyboard shortcut: Shift+Ctrl+V.
Delete
This command removes what you've ...
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