In the Anchor section, click the diagram's middle box to keep your image centered.ĥ. (For example, if you want a 1-pixel border, add 2 to Width and Height.)Ĭ. Multiply that number by 2, then add it to the numbers in the Width and Height boxes. Decide how thick (in pixels) you want your border to be. Clear the "Maintain aspect ratio" checkbox.ī. Cut (Ctrl+X), then paste as a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+V).Ī. Fill the Background layer with your border's color.įor those who aren't sure how to do that, I've written more detailed steps below. Increase the canvas size by your desired border's thickness times 2, with your image centered.ģ. Select your whole image, Cut it, then Paste it as a new layer.Ģ. Sorry, I realize this is an old thread-but I've found this method much easier, and it doesn't require a plug-in:ġ. (Hope there's no rule against more than one thank-you per thread.) I must say that the members here were very helpful and that's a magic wand all by itself. But in any case, long since got the border I wanted using a variation of the Sarkut method, learned that I can also get the hex numbers of the colors using the Pick Color tool and so did my whole blog site colors (you know, the little bands around areas, the hover colors, the background colors) to 'pick up' the colors in my header image and am pretty happy with the result. I don't know what happened to the attachment-did it in two posts but it didn't 'take' in either one. Hover over the tools to read their description. When you open Paint Dot Net there will be a Tools box (if you don't see it hit F5) Possum Roadkill "said to use the magic wand".Īs a new user perhaps you have not found the Magic Wand ![]() Sarkut's method posted above will be quick and to the point. What do you want the border to look like? Funny, some places will only answer if one puts them in. (To the moderator: I took out all dumb self-deprecatory remarks. I attached what I'm calling 'the existing image' which I want to put a band of color around. I tried drawing a rectangle and filling it, and 'merging' the rectangle and the existing image somehow, by putting one image behind and one in front, but couldn't even make the rectangle tool work other than directly on top of the existing image, not around it like a border. To summarize: Is there any way to just put a border around an image in ? I can do this in Word, but couldn't save it as an image, only as a doc or rich text, and thus can't upload it to the blog site, which only accepts images. (I did resize it easily, but don't like the result. ![]() My image is slightly too small for the space allowed, and I want to put a border around it (which I'll be able to crop to just the right size on the blog site itself) to hide the ugly margins that show up on the blog with a too-small image. I have to put this one image header in my blog.
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