Expanding or contracting selections

You can expand or contract a selection by a set number of pixels.

To expand or contract a selection

To	Do the following
Expand a selection	On the property bar, click the Selection Functions flyout button , and click Expand . In the Expand Selection dialog box, specify the number of pixels.
Contract a selection	On the property bar, click the Selection Functions flyout button , and click Contract . In the Contract Selection dialog box, specify the number of pixels.

To expand or contract a pixel-based selection, you must first convert it to a path-based selection. For more information, see To convert a pixel-based selection to a path-based selection.