Can't move selection

How do I move or alter the shape of a selection? For example, after using the circle or rectangular selection tool, I would just want to move or nudge the selection - the 'marching ants' - over a little bit.
Whenever I try to do this with the move tool (with or without CTL or COMMAND keys held down), the only thing I get it to do is move the selected part of the photo, leaving a blank white background where my selection was.
I'm using PSE 3.0

Have you tried moving the selection with the arrow keys before you select Copy or Cut? This should give your selection the nudge you seek.
Also, if you just need to slightly increase your selection you can use Selection/Modify/Expand (or Contract). This will give you a pop where you can expand/contract by as little as 1 pixel. (A nod to Colin Walls who pointed out this somewhat obscure menu option in another thread this week).

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