Problem with “Cut & Paste” of images

I use PSP 7 to make “Texture Maps” that are used to texture 3 dimensional locomotive and freight car models. To do this I make multi layered images of individual components, and “copy and paste” them as new layers on the final image.

My problem is when I copy and paste the individual image, only the selected layer of the image is pasted. I find I must first convert it to another format, such as .bmp, in order to paste the entire image. :(

Is there a way to copy and paste the complete image without having to first convert it? Don't need to transfer layer data, just the complete image.

Thanks for any help, Bill :)

I'm not sure if the option existed in PSP 7 but see if you have under the Edit menu the option to Copy Merged (shortcut is Ctrl + Shift + C).

Hey that did it, thanks a lot That will not only save me a lot of trouble but will also eliminate a lot of unneeded image files.

Bill

Glad it worked ;)