OK,

just rasterized it all... still, when I select all the layers and try to copy, I can only select "copy merged", then when I go to the alpha layer, I can't paste.

I'm sure this should be easy but I'm pretty stuck. If you know anything more, let me know.

thanks,

gubar

EDIT: even if I select the layers one by one and copy, it is pasting it down directly in the centre rather than where it should be. weird.

If I flatten all the layers, I can copy and paste them fine, but I want to keep them seperate in case they need to be edited later.