Turn a Selection Into a Path

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Turn a selection into a path by right-clicking inside an active selection (marching ants) and selecting “Make Work Path.” In the window that comes up, start with a “Tolerance” of 2.0 pixels, then click OK. The marching ants will then become path (a vector line) in the shape of that selection.

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