Background extension with Marquee tool

[Stacey Sedgman]

Hi Damien,

Usually when I'm extending a background I select the edge I want to extend with the marquee tool, ctrl T and drag the edge. I'm not sure what has changed but now I get a line on the opposite side. What have a pressed?

[Damien Symonds]

Hi Stacey, may I see a screenshot showing the whole screen?  Well, at least the layers panel.

Oh, also, make sure you zoom in to 100% to see if the line is really there.  Sometimes this occurs as a trick of zoom.

[Stacey Sedgman]

Full screen shot and 100%. I know you're going to say add a duplicate layer and do it again but I've never had to before so not sure why the line is appearing. If I marquee the whole corner and delete and use content aware fill I'm also getting a white border around the outer edge which never happened before either. 

[Stacey Sedgman]

Content aware fill edges with Marquee tool.

[Damien Symonds]

Did you check the Options Bar for your Marquee Tool?  It looks like it might have a feather set.

[Damien Symonds]

@Stacey Sedgman?

[Stacey Sedgman]

Sorry Damien I cant check. The issues I was having with my screen came to a head. Apparently the screen cable came away from the motherboard. So no computer whilst its being replaced. I'll let you know when I get it back.

[Damien Symonds]

Gosh, that sounds nasty! All the best with it!

[Stacey Sedgman]

More totally frustrating than anything!

[Damien Symonds]

Indeed!

[Damien Symonds]

Are you rocking a new computer now, @Stacey Sedgman?

[Stacey Sedgman]

They replaced the screen and cables attaching it :). And yes i did have a feather set!