Adding Background and Border – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 7

Table of contents for Photo Editing Basics

1. Canvas Rotation – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 1
2. Cropping Images – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 2
3. Levels Adjustment Layer – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 3
4. Color Balance Adjustment Layer – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 4
5. Curves Adjustment Layer – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 5
6. Smart Sharpening Filter – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 6
7. Adding Background and Border – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 7
8. Saving a Picture for Web Use – Photoshop CS4 – Photo Editing Basic Part 8

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1. Start Photoshop and open the picture that you would like to add a border to.
2. To generate a bordersurrounding the entire picture, open the Select menu and choose Select All. To create a border around a certain section, use the Selection tool present in the toolbar and choose the area you want.
3. From the Select menu, choose Modify and then Border. In the dialog box, choose the pixel size of your border.
4. Locate the color palette on the left-hand side of the screen. Click on the top square and select a border color from the palette. Click OK.
5. Select Fill from the Edit menu. In the dialog box, choose the options to apply to the border.
6. Click OK to view the border. If the results aren’t what you want, select Undo from the Edit menu to remove the fill, then try again.
7. Use the Save As command in the File menu to save the new picture.

Another method for creating borders