GIMP Basics: Selection, Move, and Fill Tools

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[patricksteiner]

How to move just a part of the whole image in Gimp:
1. Press [E] for "Ellipse Select Tool" or:
1. Press [R] for "Rectangle Select Tool".
2. Select your desired area with the mouse cursor.
3. Press and hold [Ctrl]+[Alt].
4. Now left click and hold onto your selected area and move it.
5. Done.

[ratatat]

is there any way to move something individually without moving the entire layer with it?

[sueliwebpro]

I have the same question as everybody else.
How do I move one selected element without moving the whole layer?

[coondogtheman]

I would like to rectangle select an area of a picture and then drag it to another part of the picture. Does GIMP do this?

MS Paint just cuts that part out when I drag it and I tried Paint.NET which just selects another area. I had MGI Photosuite SE and it did exactly what I wanted but I have a newer PC and that's a win 95 program. It served me for many years and I'm just looking for something like it that works just as good.

[iansmith]

I have watched so may bad gimp tutorials lately. Yours are simple and concise.  Thank you so much!

[emilyagain]

is there any way to move only one thing on a layer rather than the entire thing?

[Kouyou]

Sorry to bug you, but is there any way to select and replicate a part of an image without deleting it.