[Gimp-user] Canvas Colour

[Emm_Lee <forums gimpusers com>]

Ok seems I am wrong, managed to do it once but can't remember what I did. Gimp is so frustrating!!! How do I 
move a layer to the bottom? 


> Good day!

> As far as I understand the black and grey squares are the transparent part
> of the image. JPEG format does not support transparency so GIMP fills the
> transparent areas with the colour set as the forefront (probably) colour.
> I'd suggest to create a blank layer, move it to the bottom and fill it with
> the colour of your desire (this will be white, as I may suggest). Maybe
> there is a simpler way that I don't know about.

> Good luck!
> Boris

> 2012/6/28 Emm_Lee <forums gimpusers com>

> > I am desperately trying to change the Canvas Colour for an image in Gimp
> > 2.8.
> >
> > At the moment in displays in black and grey squares and when I save the
> > image as a jpg it's black.
> >
> > I need it to be white. Has anyone got any idea what to do? I am new to
> > Gimp.
> >
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