Selecting an area around an existing marquee

You can create an additional marquee at a specified width bordering an existing marquee. This lets you create special graphics effects, such as feathering the edges of a pixel selection.

Original marquee
 


After framing with an additional marquee
 

To select an area around an existing marquee:

1 After drawing a marquee, choose Edit > Modify Marquee > Border.
The Border dialog box opens.
2 Enter the width of the marquee that you want to place around the existing marquee, and click OK.