borders

[matty198111]

hi

when i open a pic in cs5 i try to do a border by clicking laer style but the option is not highlighted

any ideas why, i know im prob just doing something wrong but ive been trying for hours to figure it out and came to a dead end

mat

 

[swanseamale47]

For layer styles to work you need an unlocked layer, double click the background layer and click ok or drag the background layer to the new layer icon to duplicate it (shortcut CTRL+J) layer styles will work on that.
Another way of adding a simple border is using the crop tool, click the crop tool, click clear on the top tool bar drag out any crop and release, now drag the crop box outside the photo area by the amount you want your border (it defaults to the background colour set on the colour boxes on the left toolbar.

 

[matty198111]

thank you very much mate

silly thing is i knew thaat but just couldnt remember how to do it


cheers pal

mat

 

[ama-photography]

I think there are plug in with hundred of border templates already on

 

[matty198111]

trying to find a tut that shows how to make a picture frame with 3 seperate pics in it as swmbo wants one for her birthday monday

mat