Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 110

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Selecting parts of an image
3 For Expand By or Contract By, enter a pixel value between 1 and 100, and click OK.
The selection border is moved outward or inward by the specified number of pixels. Any portion of the selection
border that runs along the canvas edge is unaffected.
Frame an existing selection with a new selection border
The Border command creates a soft-edged, anti-aliased selection border. When you add the new selection border, only
pixels between the two selection borders are selected.
Using the Border command to create a 4-pixel border selection (top). Copying the selection to a new layer and filling to make an outline of the
image (center). Filling the selection into the original image to create an outline around the image (bottom).
1 In the Edit workspace, use a selection tool to make a selection.
Choose Select > Modify > Border.
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Enter a value between 1 and 200 pixels in the Width text box, and click OK.
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"Blur the edges of a selection by
Include areas of similar color in a selection
In the Edit workspace, make a selection with a selection tool and do one of the following:
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• Choose Select > Grow to include all adjacent pixels falling within the tolerance range specified in the options bar.
(You may have to switch to a selection tool that includes a tolerance range, such as the Magic Wand tool.) A higher
Tolerance value adds a broader range of colors.
• Choose Select > Similar to include pixels throughout the photo, not just adjacent ones, that fall within the tolerance
range.
To increase the selection incrementally, choose either command multiple times.
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Note: You cannot use the Grow and Similar commands on photos in bitmap mode.
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