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nancyp83369073
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April 26, 2019
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Stroke won't work

  • April 26, 2019
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Ever since I upgraded to a new version of Elements, I can't get the Stroke function (under Edits) to work. The menu option is perpetually dimmed. Granted, it's been a while since I used Stroke on my previous version of Elements, so maybe I'm forgetting something. But I thought all I had to do was select the item I want to apply the stroke to, then select Stroke under Edits and continue making selections for line width and color. I hope someone can help.

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    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    April 26, 2019

    nancyp83369073  wrote

    But I thought all I had to do was select the item I want to apply the stroke to, then select Stroke under Edits and continue making selections for line width and color. I hope someone can help.

    Select the item as you have indicated.

    Position the stroke. Location>Inside

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    nancyp83369073Author
    Participant
    July 5, 2020

    Same here, hatstead. That's exactly how it always worked for me before I upgraded. Now the Stroke function remains dimmed, no matter what I do.

     

    Has anyone been able to figure this problem out?

    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    July 5, 2020

    Let's try again;

    1. Make sure that you are on the Expert tab in Editor

    2. Open a picture file

    3. Go to Select menu>all. You should see "marching ants" surrounding the periphery of the picture

    4. Go to Edit(Stroke)outline selection. Try stroke width 5px, position:Inside, color - - contrast against background so that you can see it, opacity 100%

    5. Press CTRL+D to get rid of the marching ants.

     

    If this still does not work for you, suggest that you reset preferences to default. To do that, go to Edit>Preferences>General and reset on next launch.

     

     

    Sahil.Chawla
    Adobe Employee
    Sahil.Chawla
    Adobe Employee
    April 26, 2019

    Hi Nancy,

    As you're not able to use the Stroke function, please make sure a layer is selected and not locked.

    Also, stroke can be added to a selection or a path and the selection has to be active. You can determine this if you see "marching ants" surrounding the selection.

    Regards,
    Sahil

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    nancyp83369073Author
    Participant
    July 5, 2020

    My layer is selected and not locked, the selection is active, and I'm still unable to use the Stroke function. It always worked before I upgraded.

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