Alpha Filter
The Alpha Filter option that is available from the Layer menu allows applying any filter to just the alpha channel of you layer.
Select the Alpha Filter menu
![Select the Alpha Filter menu](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/849/927/original/media_1315793512409.png)
- From the Layers menu
- Select the Alpha Filter menu item.
Choose a Filter
![Choose a Filter](https://media.screensteps.com/image_assets/assets/006/849/929/original/media_1315793741349.png)
- Select a filter
- Adjust the parameters
- Notice the softer edges. The advantage of using the Alpha Filter to soften the edges of an object on a layer is that the color data for the object is not blurred since only the alpha channel is changed..