[Qgis-user] Saving selections as new layer

[Garth Fletcher]

Select (highlight in Layers) the layer from which you want to copy 
features,
   use selection tool to select states,
   Edit > Copy,
then select (highlight in Layers the target layer
   click on pencil ("Toggle Editing") to make it editable,
   then Edit > Paste

Note: if you want to Copy into a layer that doesn't yet exist
   then first use Layer > Create Layer  to create a new layer in Layers.
   Of course it needs to be of the same type as the layer your want to 
copy from...
Then proceed as above.

Garth Fletcher

On 12/20/25 Mike Breiding <epicroadtrips at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
> When I select several states at once from a US layer, how do I save
> those selections to a new layer?