PaintNetDan Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 I recently downloaded paint.net and everything seems to be working except the magic wand tool - Whenever I use the magic wand tool to remove a background from an image and delete it, the image background doesnt go away, but goes black! - I dont know if its meant to be like this, however Ive watched videos on how to remove a background on paint.net and they dont have an issue witht the black screen. Its really frustrating as I can use it to make any thumbnails, designs etc. Ive tried different versions of the software but nothing has changed. Please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Sounds like you're pressing the Backspace key instead of the Delete key. Quote (September 25th, 2023) Sorry about any broken images in my posts. I am aware of the issue. My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 ^ this. What's happening is the Backspace key is filling the selection with the Primary color (default=Black). If you add the Shift key (Shift + Backspace) the selection is filled with the Secondary color (default=White). SEe https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/KeyboardMouseCommands.html#21 If you want to erase the selection, use the Delete key or Edit > Erase Selection. Ref https://www.getpaint.net/doc/latest/EditMenu.html#10 Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliviab Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 where is the delete key because I am having tis same problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliviab Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 This is happening to me to, how do I use delete and not backspace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 52 minutes ago, oliviab said: This is happening to me to, how do I use delete and not backspace? 1 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Some keyboards mark 'delete' in a funny way. And on Mac keyboards, delete is backspace, you have to hold Fn or something to get "delete" when you press "delete". Or maybe it's the other way around ... Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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