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New to PS - Help!

  • 07-12-2012 12:26pm
    #1
    Pippy1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭


    Hi

    this may sound simple to dedicated users of PS but I'm new to it and it's driving me MAD!

    I'm selecting an image to move from a document using the Marquee Tool, which is fine. However, when I got to move it grey and white boxes appear underneath the area I've marquee'd. A colleague did the same procedure yesterday but when she moved the image it was just white under there.

    Not sure what I'm doing wrong but I want white in the negative space under the moved image - not these grey and white boxes! I've used the Help function in PS but can't narrow down my search enough to get the right answer.

    Thanks guys, p


Comments

  • #2
    La Haine
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭La Haine


    Make your selection and have your background colour set to white.


  • #3
    Pippy1976
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,047 ✭✭✭Pippy1976


    La Haine wrote: »
    Make your selection and have your background colour set to white.

    Oh my God, so simple. Thank you very much!


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,518 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    The chequerboard indicates transparency. This is useful in supported formats like PNG and GIF. Otherwise when you save it should default you your background colour.


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