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USING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 8
Selecting parts of an image
Last updated 7/26/2011
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 Use a selection tool to make a selection.
2 Choose Select > Modify > Border.
3 Enter a value between 1 and 200 pixels in the Width text box, and click OK.
More Help topics
“Blur the edges of a selection by feathering” on page 93
Include areas of similar color in a selection
1 Make a selection with a selection tool and do one of the following:
• 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.
2 To increase the selection incrementally, choose either command multiple times.
Note: You cannot use the Grow and Similar commands on photos in bitmap mode.
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.
1 Make a selection with a selection tool and choose Select > Modify > Smooth.
2 For Sample Radius, enter a pixel value between 1 and 100, and click OK.
