Adobe 65045315 - Photoshop Elements Use Manual page 111

USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 10
Selecting parts of an image
Remove stray pixels from a color-based selection
The Smooth command searches around each selected pixel for other pixels within the specified color range and selects them.
In the Edit workspace, make a selection with a selection tool and choose Select > Modify > Smooth.
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For Sample Radius, enter a pixel value between 1 and 100, and click OK.
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Defringe a selection
When you move or paste a selection, some of the pixels surrounding the selection border are included with the
selection. These extra pixels can result in a fringe or halo around the edges of the selection. The Defringe Layer
command replaces the color of any fringe pixels with the colors of nearby pixels containing pure colors (those without
background color). For example, if you select a yellow object on a blue background and then move the selection, some
of the blue background is moved with the object. Defringe Layer replaces the blue pixels with yellow pixels.
Dog selected and copied to a new image where artifacts from the dark background are visible (top). Image after using the Defringe Layer
command (bottom).
Copy and paste a selection into a new or existing layer.
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2 Choose Enhance > Adjust Color > Defringe Layer.
In the Defringe dialog box, type the number of pixels you'd like to replace around the object. A value of 1 or 2 should
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be sufficient.
Click OK.
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