It is not a selection but the layer boundary 

Just go to View /show layer boundary


>On 1/2/2010 12:34 PM, gordon13 wrote:
>> I cant work out how to remove the selection rectangle that appears around
the
>> pasted elements of my image. E.g. I selected what I wanted to make a new
layer
>> from, then ctrl-x, and ctrl-v. clicked new layer, and there it was. Only
>> problem is that for some reason, theres a rectangle around the content of
the
>> layer now, and I cant draw outside of it,so i cant edit anything other
than
>> what i originally pasted. Its such a pain, and I hope someone understand
what
>> Im talking about! How do I remove that rectangular selection around the
layer?
>> 
>
>You'll need to anchor the layer.
>
>
>

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