Cleaning scanned magazine pages

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(08-31-2017, 05:19 AM)MrNiceButDim Wrote: 1.Floated selection (Pasted Layer)
2.Visible
3.Background

A Floating Selection appears after pasting. It is an interim step and many options are not available until the step is completed.

There are two options:
1. Right click on the Floating Selection in the layers dialogue and select To New Layer
2. Click the Anchor button in the layers dialogue. The Floating Selection will be merged into the active layer.

For now, select the To New Layer option. Then you can do what you want with the new layer.