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Move a selection to specific X,Y position in Photoshop
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How do I move a selection to a specific XY position within the canvas in Photoshop? Currently, the only way I can find is to just eyeball it with the guides and/or mouse position. I want to specify the exact X and Y coordinates.
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With your active selection, go to Edit » Free Transform. This is the same as pressing Ctrl-T on Windows, or Cmd-T on OS X. Then, in the toolbar above your image, select the angle point where you want to set the coordinates. In my example, it is the …
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