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"What you are seeing is the transparency “checkerboard” showing through because those erased areas are transparent, and PhotoPad (and possibly your printer/driver or export settings) is preserving that transparency instead of filling it with solid white.
Why it happens
- The grey checkerboard is the editor’s way of indicating transparent pixels, not an actual drawn pattern.
- When you erase down to transparency and then export or print in a way that keeps transparency (for example as PNG with no background layer, or with a transparent layer active), that “empty” area may end up printed as a light pattern instead of pure white, depending on the workflow.
How to get white instead of the checkerboard
Try one of these approaches (you can combine them if needed):
Add a solid white background layer
- Create a new blank layer.
- Fill it completely with white using the fill/paint-bucket tool.
- Move this white layer to the bottom of the layer stack so all transparent erased areas now show as white.
- Save/export again and then print.
Flatten or merge layers onto white
If PhotoPad has a “Flatten image” or “Merge visible” command, first ensure your bottom layer is white, then flatten.
Once flattened, there should be no transparency left and the checkerboard will disappear.
Export with a non‑transparent format
Instead of PNG (which supports transparency), export as JPEG/JPG, which always has a solid background.
Make sure in any export options that transparency is not preserved, or that background is set to white.
Check background / canvas color settings
Look for a “Canvas color” or “Background” setting in the project and set it to white rather than transparent or checkerboard.
If there is any “remove background” or “color removal” layer active, disable it or set its background color to white before printing."