Paint Shop Pro question

[Cadence]

O.K. any experts out there? I have a computer science background but I haven't done much with imaging software. I'm trying to edit the background of a .jpg with the eraser tool and whenever I apply it instead of erasing with the colors listed on the right under styles it prints a grey and white checkerboard. I have been all through the help and the configure tools menu and I can't find where this is set. WTF? All I really want to do is essentially drop the background or make it white.

[WestHoustonDem]

1. That means the canvas is transparent. You need to set it to white

I haven't worked with PSP in a while, so I don't know exactly where the setting is.

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

2. that stands for transparency in most photo programs

[Cadence]

6. Huh. I didn't know that.

Thanks for your help. :)

[ThoughtCriminal]

3. After using the remove background tool

there will be a checkerboard where the image is transparent. Create a new image the same size or larger with a white background, copy the image with the removed background and paste it onto the new white image.

[Cadence]

7. As always, you guys rock!

Thanks!

[RevolutionaryActs]

4. Thats the background layer, its invisible when you open the picture else

where, its there for a guide, if you make a new layer you can change the settings there for that if you would like to. Does that help? :)

[Cadence]

5. Ahhh that's it! Thank you! Thank you!

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