Expanding and contracting a marquee

Once you have drawn a marquee to select pixels, you can expand or contract the border of the marquee.

To expand the border of a marquee:

1 After drawing the marquee, choose Edit > Modify Marquee > Expand.
The Expand Selection dialog box opens.
2 Enter the number of pixels by which you want to expand the border of the marquee, and click OK.

To contract the border of a marquee:

1 After drawing the marquee, choose Edit > Modify Marquee > Contract.
The Contract Selection dialog box opens.
2 Enter the number of pixels by which you want to contract the border of the marquee, and click OK.