How to Fix Jagged Edges in PhotoShop

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Photoshop has dozens of tools to assist you in retouching photographs.

Adobe Photoshop brings together dozens of photo retouching tools and digital artwork brushes to provide digital photographers and illustrators a wide range of options. Jagged edges are a common problem with low megapixel cameras since they cannot reproduce diagonal lines perfectly -- instead creating jagged lines that resemble stairs. You can remove jagged edges by smoothing the entire photograph, or by smoothing the edges manually.

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Manually Bluring Edges

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Step 1

Load Photoshop by clicking on its icon.

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Step 2

Open the image you wish to adjust.

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Step 3

Select the Blur tool from the toolbox on the left-hand side of the page. The Blur tool icon looks like a grey tear drop.

Step 4

Trace the jagged edges with the blur tool while holding down the left mouse button. The blur tool softens rough edges only where you click and drag the cursor.

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Bluring the Entire Photograph

Step 1

Load Photoshop by clicking on its icon.

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Step 2

Open the image you wish to adjust.

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Step 3

Click on "Filter" from the list of options at the top of the workspace. A sub-menu appears.

Step 4

Click on "Blur" in the Filter sub-menu to expand the blur filter list.

Step 5

Select either "Blur" or "Blur More" from the blur filter list. This applies a blurring effect to the entire image.

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