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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
image (center). Filling the selection on original image to create an outline around the image (bottom).
In the Editor, use a selection tool to make a selection.
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Choose Select > Modify > Border.
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Enter a value between 1 and 200 pixels in the Width text box, and click OK. The greater the width, the softer the
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border will be.
To add a more hard-edged border to a selection, use the Stroke command.
See also
"Blurring the edges of a selection by feathering" on page 115
To include areas of similar color in a selection
In the Editor, 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
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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.
To 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 Editor, 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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