Is it possible to maintain position when pasting into a layer mask?

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The question says it all I think.

When I paste into a layer mask, the pasted pixels re-orientate themselves into the centre of the image.

But I would like them to maintain the exact position they were in on the layer I copied them from.

Is this possible, and if so, how?

Related - graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/108047/… — Tetsujin, Sep 4, 2018 at 12:53
Ta, perfect. I did search, but that didn't come up for my terms. — Martin Hansen Lennox, Sep 4, 2018 at 13:04
Possible duplicate of How to paste a copied selection in the same spot as the original selection? — Stegathesaurus, Sep 4, 2018 at 15:02
This is not directly related to the question, but since I see similar stuff here I thought I might as well post this here: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/103882/2332 check my comments below the answer — Joonas, Sep 4, 2018 at 22:03

Electron · Accepted Answer · 2018-09-04 16:00:17Z

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Use Paste-in-Place, Layer via Copy or Alt Drag

Use:

Copy in Place: Ctrl+Shift+V

Or

Layer via Copy Ctrl+J

*Both do the same thing with layers.

Also, when copying one layer mask on to a new layer. Hold down Alt and drag to the new layer.

answered Sep 4, 2018 at 12:50

Electron

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Your welcome. My pleasure :)
– Electron
Sep 4, 2018 at 13:09
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maybe you want to fix your title to pâte or coller en place
– user82991
Sep 4, 2018 at 13:20
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That made me laugh so much. Maybe I should move it to the food community? Haha! Thanks for cheering me up :)
– Electron
Sep 4, 2018 at 13:24

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