If it is not already transparent (as suggested earlier), have you seen the site remove.bg ?
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> On Jun 11, 2022, at 9:47 AM, charles meyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> My esteemed listmaters,
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> I understand few, if any, use MS Publisher but are there any other simple,
> free or built in  applications you do use?
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> MS Paint? MS Word? Libre Draw?
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> I have a free .jpg from a free site but it has a checked background I want
> to replace with white.
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> Any  Apub users?
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> Thank you.
> 
> Charles.