Cannot move a selection/layer

[kev_hobbit]

Hello, I tried searching for a solution but nothing I found has worked yet. Basically I am not able to move this image. I have the layer selected, and it is not locked. I press 'M' but I also try clicking the Move tool on the left-hand panel/window. However, it is not moving the image.

Here is a gif of the problem:



I would greatly appreciate any help!

[sallyanne]

Thank you for the gif but what you needed to do however is post a snapshot of your window showing the tool options dialog

Make sure you have layer selected and not (selection [marching ants] or path) for the move tool as well as the layer selected in the layers dialog

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[teapot]

kev_hobbit, It certainly looks to me that you are moving the selection. I agree with sallyanne's solution in the above post, in the move tool, you want to choose layer not selection.

[sallyanne]

Also kev_hobbit, you already have the layer/picture selected so you do not need to do a rectangle select around it.

[Ofnuts]

You have lost the Tool options dialog. See here how to restore it and keep it around

Once you have recovered it, the little square near the pointer (     ) says that he tool is set to move the selection mask:

   

For what you want to do, the proper setting is Move: Layer: