On Saturday 28 July 2007, + Don Elison wrote: > [ MODERATED ] ******************** > Hi: > > I need some help. > > How do I remove the white, rectangular/square background surrounding an > existing logo or graphic? > > I have done this before so I know it can be done but it has been a very > long time and I have forgotten how to do this. > One of the logo's I am working with is this:
As you are not subscribed you may not have seen that: On Sunday 29 July 2007, Adrian Try wrote: > Hi Don > > The white square is part of the graphics file that contains your logo. You > can't fix that with OpenOffice.org, you need to fix that with the original > graphics tool. > > You want to make the white section transparent. Be aware that some file > formats (in particular JPGs) can't store transparency information. You > need to save your file in a format like PNG. > > I use the Gimp for jobs like this (it is freely available from > www.gimp.org). To make the white section transparent in the Gimp: > > 1. Select Layer / Transparency / Add Alpha Channel from the menu. > > 2. Select the white section. You can do that by using the Select by Colour > tool (the fifth tool on the main toolbar), and clicking the white section > with the mouse. > > 3. Delete the white section by pressing the Delete key on the keyboard. > The area should now appear as transparent, which is represented by light > and dark grey squares. > > 4. Save the icon as a PNG file. > > I hope this helps. Please ask if you have further questions. Please reply to [email protected] only. -- CPH : openoffice.org contributor Maybe your question has been answered already? http://user-faq.openoffice.org/#FAQ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
