How to Outline in Photoshop Elements

Adobe's Photoshop Elements is a trimmed-down version of the popular Photoshop image editing software and is designed to be more budget-friendly for the average consumer. The Stroke command in Photoshop Elements allows you to draw an outline around areas, objects and layers in an image. Once you have drawn an outline around an area, you can use Photoshop Elements to edit the position, width, color and other properties of the outline.

Instructions

1. Click the layer that contains the object you want to outline in the Layers panel in the lower-right corner of the Photoshop Elements window.

2. Click "Edit" in the Photoshop Elements menu bar and select "Stroke (Outline) Selection" from the drop-down menu.

3. Set the outline properties to your specifications in the Stroke dialog box.

4. Click "OK" to add the outline to your selection.

Tips & Warnings

• If you only want to outline part of an object or layer, click one of the selection tools in the tool box and use it to select the area you want to outline. If you are using one of the marquee tools, click in your image and drag the cursor to encompass the area you want to select. If you are using the lasso, click anywhere on the edge of the area you want to select and drag the cursor around the area.

References

• Adobe: Stroke (outline) objects on a layer
• Adobe: The edit workspace