Hi - I'm running PSP7. I'm struggling with a problem using the "Add Borders" 
feature. I want to "cut out" a portion of a jpeg file, using the Rounded 
Rectangle selection tool, then apply a border to the rounded selection. I've 
tried pasting the selection with the various options before applying the 
border, but in every case, I'm required to flatten the layers. When I do 
that, the border is applied as a normal rectangle around the entire image. 
How do I get a border around only the rounded selection? Thanks for your 
help. 

Rob wrote:
> I want to "cut out" a portion of a jpeg file, using the Rounded
> Rectangle selection tool, then apply a border to the rounded
> selection... How do I get a border around only the rounded
> selection?

As you found, "Add borders" adds them to the whole image, not just 
the opaque part. Here is one method. You probably selected the part 
you want to keep, inverted the selection, and cleared it. Make one 
small change:

1. Select the part you want to keep. Invert the selection.

2. Flood fill the selection with your border color.

3. Invert the selection again. Selections > Modify > Expand by the 
border width.

4. Invert the selection again. Edit > Clear.
-- 
Fred Hiltz,  fhiltz at yahoo dot com
C-Tech volunteer 

Wasn't it Rob who wrote:
>Hi - I'm running PSP7. I'm struggling with a problem using the "Add Borders" 
>feature. I want to "cut out" a portion of a jpeg file, using the Rounded 
>Rectangle selection tool, then apply a border to the rounded selection. I've 
>tried pasting the selection with the various options before applying the 
>border, but in every case, I'm required to flatten the layers. When I do 
>that, the border is applied as a normal rectangle around the entire image. 
>How do I get a border around only the rounded selection? Thanks for your 
>help. 

One tool you could use is 
        Selection -> Modify -> Expand

Then you might do something like Selection -> Invert, then press the
delete key.

-- 
Mike Williams
Gentleman of Leisure

Thanks for your help, that worked great. Never would have figured it out....
Rob

"Fred Hiltz" <not@home.ca> wrote in message 
news:58mdnWyZH5ScE-bfRVn-pg@adelphia.com...
> Rob wrote:
>> I want to "cut out" a portion of a jpeg file, using the Rounded
>> Rectangle selection tool, then apply a border to the rounded
>> selection... How do I get a border around only the rounded
>> selection?
>
> As you found, "Add borders" adds them to the whole image, not just
> the opaque part. Here is one method. You probably selected the part
> you want to keep, inverted the selection, and cleared it. Make one
> small change:
>
> 1. Select the part you want to keep. Invert the selection.
>
> 2. Flood fill the selection with your border color.
>
> 3. Invert the selection again. Selections > Modify > Expand by the
> border width.
>
> 4. Invert the selection again. Edit > Clear.
> -- 
> Fred Hiltz,  fhiltz at yahoo dot com
> C-Tech volunteer
>