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firstcapfire
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November 18, 2018
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Removing Checkered Background

  • November 18, 2018
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I have an image that I need to remove the checkered background so I can place it on top of another image. I am new at Illustrator but I do have some experience with it by messing around with it etc. Any help is greatly appreciated.

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    Correct answer ceyhun_akgun

    This checkered image occurs in two cases.

    1- Close the Transparency Grid in the View panel.

    2- Stock images have such images. You can check the layers. If the image is unified or not, you can do this by making Ungroup until the background is selected. Then you can delete it if possible.

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    Tu-La
    Participant
    November 25, 2020

    For someone looking for the right answer.

    Edit -> Edit Original. (delete the checkered layer)

    PS. Simple. Have seen annoying people who don't have the answer to this but are quick with the "You need to take lessons ...blah..blah"/silly berating. Now you know...Proud of you for not giving up. Keep learning! Cheers

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 25, 2020

      "For someone looking for the right answer."

       

      There is no single "Right" answer to this question.

      Depending on how the file has been built, the correct answer can be quite different.

      Ad obviously for this case it actually is (because the correct answer has been given years ago).

        michelleb98223913
        michelleb98223913
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        June 3, 2021

        I am needing help as well. There is no checkered layer for me to delete. and my edit original box is gray and I can't click on it. I have several images that I can't remove the checkered background from. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. The suggested fixes did not work for my images.

        ceyhun_akgun
        ceyhun_akgunCorrect answer
        Legend
        November 18, 2018

        This checkered image occurs in two cases.

        1- Close the Transparency Grid in the View panel.

        2- Stock images have such images. You can check the layers. If the image is unified or not, you can do this by making Ungroup until the background is selected. Then you can delete it if possible.

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