Why does Quick Select tool make the edges all jagged?

My Photoshop Elements Quick Select tool is great for selecting an item, a shirt say, and then I copy it and paste it onto a new page with a white background, thus eliminating the background I had before. The only thing is that it makes the edges of the item all jagged and then I have to go with the eraser tool and smooth everything out. This is not easy because my hand is not that steady. Also it is very hard on my eyes. I've already had to get new glasses. The original image, a shirt for example, has sharp delineation all around it. How can I copy it so that when I paste it onto a new background, it stays sharp and I don't have to spend ages, sometimes half an hour or more, trying to smooth out its edges? Thanks.

Hi Barbara,
Thanks for your answer about using Refine Edge. It works very well. Thanks so much. Is there a way that I can get the edge really sharp but not jagged? I've tried Smooth 8 and Feather 0 but the garment still doesn't have as sharp an edge as the original photo.
Many thanks also for your answer to Jane regarding Fill or Unfill Workspace. I couldn't find it even after a laborious task of copying every option screen in my original Photoshop Elements 6 and then comparing each photo to every option screen on my new Photoshop. It never would have occurred to me to look in Application Frame. I, like Jane and others, do not like working with my entire Workspace blacked out.
Thanks again. Would you have a suggestion re. my first paragraph herein? Thanks.

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the type of file you were working on,
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what troubleshooting steps you have taken so far,
what error message(s) you receive,
if having issues opening raw files also the exact camera make and model that generated them,
if you're having printing issues, indicate the exact make and model of your printer, paper size, image dimensions in pixels (so many pixels wide by so many pixels high). if going through a RIP, specify that too.
A screen shot of your settings or of the image could be very helpful too,
etc.,
someone may be able to help you (not necessarily this poster, who is not a Windows user).
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Make a copy of the layer, and apply Curves and/or Levels directly to the layer, and try to increase contrast between the subject and background. Use this layer to make the selection, then switch back to the normal layer to use the selection.
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