Re: transparency

[Jon Cosby <jon@xxxxxxxxxx>]

norman wrote:
> I have a photograph of a black hexagon on a white background and I would
> like to make the background transparent so that I can lay this onto
> another image. I have tried and not made much progress and would be
> grateful if some kind person could please point me in the right
> direction.
> 
> Norman
> 


Convert the image to RGB mode if it's not already. Select the white 
region by color. In the Layer -> Transparency menu, add an alpha 
channel. In the same menu, set "Color to alpha". This should make the 
white background to transparent.


Jon
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