Creating an outline/stroke around a graphic

I have a small graphic with a width of 170 and I simply want a 1 pixel stroke to be on all 4 sides of the graphic. I selected the whole graphic and it creates a selection around it, though how do I now turn that selection into a stroke?
Thanks!

Select the graphic, then go edit>stroke and enter the details in the pop up window

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