: What is the shortcut for duplicating a layer to a new document? In Photoshop the shortcut CTRL + J can be used to duplicate a layer or multiple layers within a document. Is there a similar

@Margaret771

You actually don't have to duplicate layers duplicate them in a new document. A handy trick is that you can select whatever layers you want and drag them into the new document.

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@Sent7350415

There is no built-in shortcut to do this that I know of. However, it's pretty easy to define an action and assign a custom shortcut to that.


Open the Actions panel (Window > Actions or Alt + F9)
Click 'Create new Action'
Name it, assign it to a set (or leave it in Default), assign a Function key
Go to your layers panel, right-click the layer(s) you want to duplicate, select 'Duplicate...' and then choose 'New' under Document
Click 'OK'
Go back to the Actions panel and click 'Stop recording'


You now have an action assigned to duplicating layers to a new doc with a shortcut. In the future, all you need to do is select the layers you want to dupe and hit the assigned Function key.

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