How to Make a Picture Transparent in Paint Shop Pro

Various graphics programs allow you to save a file as PNG (Portable Network Graphics) or GIF (Graphics Interchange Format). You can save the image with a transparent background. The most common way of creating a transparent image is through the use of the alpha channel. Alpha channels are masks through which you can display images. Jasc Paint Shop Pro supports the alpha channel transparency; PNG, BMP (Bitmap) and PSD (Photoshop) all support the use of alpha channel.

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Paint Shop Pro

Instructions

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  Open your image in Paint Shop Pro. Click File and then Open.
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  Convert the image to RGB mode.
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  Select the background of the picture you are editing.
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  Select the background you want to remove.
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  Go to the toolbox. Select the Magic Wand tool. Adjust the Tolerance to 15 and Feather to 1.
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  Choose Selections/Invert.
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  Adjust the selection by choosing Selections/Modify/Contract. Choose "1" for the number of pixels.
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  Select Edit/Copy, then Edit/Paste to create new image.
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  Click on File. Choose Save As "PNG".

Tips & Warnings

Save a copy of the file you are working with. This way, in case of mistakes, you will still have the original file to work with.
Always save your file before working on it. You will lose unsaved changes if your program crashes.