Gimp 2.10 - beginners moving layers.

[rich2005]

Moving layers comes up frequently with beginners so a very quick look some options.

Moving layers from one image to another
1. click-n-drag
2. copy and paste

Move that new layer around the canvas 
3. A floating layer is just another layer.
4. The Move tool.
5. Anchor a layer or make a new layer

Moving a text layer
6. Use the move tool
7. Use Ctrl-Alt with the active text tool.

A short demo video showing above: https://youtu.be/Je7e6TWTsQs duration 5 minutes