Hi! Sounds like the image is lacking a background (is transparent). If you hit F2 or Windows > Properties to bring up the Properties panel, click the "Colors" section, click the background tool (the bucket), what is it set to?
(The "Background" box you are asking about is the layer selection tool.) Best regards, Staffan On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 6:40 PM, Cindy Jones Lantier <cindy at lantier.org> wrote: > Hey there! > > > > I recently wiped my hard drive and reinstalled Scirbus. I've used it in the > past with no problems. Today is the first time I've tried to use it since > the reinstall. > > > > Everything seems to be just fine until I try to place a particular image; it > shows up with a black background! I've opened the image in PS Elements, and > the background is white. I've inserted it into a Word document and the > background is white there too. I'm confused! > > > > I notice that at the bottom of the Scribus screen, there is a small black > box next to the word 'Background.' I've clicked on it, but there doesn't > seem to be any way to change it to white. Is that my problem? I'd appreciate > it if anyone could provide some insight. > > > > Thanks! > > Cindy > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > <http://lists.scribus.net/pipermail/scribus/attachments/20140225/252b9b7b/attachment.html> > ___ > Scribus Mailing List: scribus at lists.scribus.net > Edit your options or unsubscribe: > http://lists.scribus.net/mailman/listinfo/scribus > See also: > http://wiki.scribus.net > http://forums.scribus.net -- Staffan Melin Oscillator - ord bild form Kryssd?cket 1 SE-413 27 G?TEBORG SVERIGE/SWEDEN www.oscillator.se staffan.melin at oscillator.se +46 (0)70-4876 250
