SimpleSnip tutorial

How to Use the Move Tool

Learn how to use SimpleSnip's Move tool to reposition a layer or selection on the canvas.

1. Select the Move tool

   Click Move in the toolbar, or press V.

2. Pick a layer

   Click the layer you want to move in the Layers panel. Only pixel layers can be moved; the locked Background layer can't.

3. Drag it

   Drag anywhere on the canvas to reposition the layer. Its off-canvas edges stay in memory, so dragging it back doesn't lose any pixels.

4. Nudge with the keyboard

   Use the arrow keys to move it one pixel at a time, or Shift+arrow for 10 pixels. Repeated nudges collapse into a single undo step.

5. Move several at once

   Select more than one layer first with Shift-click or Ctrl-click in the Layers panel, then drag: they all move together.

💡 Tip: The Move tool always moves the whole layer. To move just part of one, make a selection with the Select tool and drag inside it: only the selected pixels move.