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Photoshop How to save selection to PNG

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Mar 15, 2026150112 views
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I have a largish PSD file with a couple of hundred layers, that I would like to extract selected areas from into PNG files. Areas can consist of a couple of layers. Being new to Photoshop, I have been using the following workaround. Duplicate needed layers into a new scratch PSD file of same size, …

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Fix for: Photoshop How to save selection to PNG

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Make your selection Edit -> Copy Merged File -> New (Photoshop should automatically suggest a new canvas size to match the selection size) Edit -> Paste File -> Save As (PNG) Rinse and repeat... (keyboard shortcuts are handy here) (Tested on Photosh…

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