You can copy an area of the image. The shape and behavior of Cut/Copy areas is defined in the Cut/Copy category: Edit Preferences or Edit Options dialog box.
To copy an area of an image:
1. If the Apply to Active Raster Only check box is selected in Edit Preferences, make sure that an active raster layer appears on the page.
2.
Choose Edit ® Copy.
The pointer changes to:
3. Draw the copy area in the selected shape. For details, click Drawing shapes.
The area is copied to the Clipboard. The Copy command is no longer active.