How to Add Line Borders to Photos
Photo-editing software allows you to add line borders by using certain commands or playing around with picture size and color. Control the type, color and width of your line border to create thin and sophisticated, or colorful and wild designs around your photos. Both Adobe Photoshop and Corel PaintShop Pro support these options. If you can't afford to buy photo-editing software, the program Paint.NET is available to download for free (see Resources).
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Instructions
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Adobe Photoshop
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Open your photograph in Adobe Photoshop.
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Click the "Rectangular Marquee Tool" located in the upper left-hand corner of the tools menu on the left side of your screen. It is represented by a box made of dashed lines.
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Click on one corner of your photograph and, while holding the mouse button down, drag across to the diagonally opposite corner. This should create a box made of dashed lines around your photograph.
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Release the mouse button and right-click on the image. Choose "Stroke" from the options that appear. Enter the desired width in pixels in the "Width" box and choose the color for your lines from the "Color" box.
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Click "OK" and a line border in your desired width and color appears around your photograph. To change the border, press "Ctrl + Z" or choose "Edit" and select "Undo," then right-click the image and create a new border for your image.
Corel PaintShop Pro
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Open your photograph in Corel PaintShop Pro.
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Locate the "Learning Center" toolbar running along the left side of your screen and click "Home."
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Choose "Text and Graphics" from the options that appear. Choose "Add Frames and Photo Edges" for a fancy border or click "Add Borders" for a plain line border.
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Choose the color, thickness and other options for your border from the menu box that appears and click "OK" to add it to your picture.
Paint.NET
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Click the "File" menu and choose "Open." Locate the image you want to add a border to and select it. Click "Open" again and your picture will appear.
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Click the "Rectangle Select Tool," represented by a rectangular symbol on one of the buttons on the toolbar located on the left side of your screen.
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Choose the thickness and color of your rectangular box from the "Tool" menu running horizontally near the top of the screen.
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Click one corner of your photograph and drag the mouse cursor to the opposite diagonal corner without letting go. Release the mouse button when you reach the opposite corner and a line border should appear around your image.
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