How to dim around a rectangle?

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September 24, 2017
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I need to mark up screenshots and want to dim everything around the rectangle, putting focus on what's highlighted. Example:

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Correct answer Chuck Uebele

Add a solid fill layer or a normal layer filled with black. Adjust the "Fill" Opacity to your liking. You can then use stroke in the layer's effect panel.

Chuck Uebele

Correct answer

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Add a solid fill layer or a normal layer filled with black. Adjust the "Fill" Opacity to your liking. You can then use stroke in the layer's effect panel.

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I manage to dim the image and set the stroke options. I click the "OK" button and no rectangle appears? I just see a dimmed image.

Chuck Uebele

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You need to make a marquee of the area you want outlined and not dimmed, then fill the layer mask with black in the marquee.

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