How to copy with the marquee tool without cutting the region?

I know this has been discussed but I cannot find the thread unfortunately.
How can I copy parts of a region with the marquee tool without cutting the region??
Thanks for help Eddie

How about having the Pointer Tool set as your main tool and setting the Marquee Tool as your "Command tool" (i.e., the one that shows up by pressing the Command Key).
Then you can hold down the Command key, make your Marquee selection, let go of the Command key and your back to the pointer, then Option-Drag the selection to a new location.
From the LP7 Reference (pp.16-17):
"When editing objects graphically, you always have two tools available at the mouse pointer position: one is already active, the other is activated by holding down Command. ... To assign a tool to Command, click on the desired tool in the Toolbox, with Command depressed."
Hope this helps,
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