# PhotoshopElements

# Customize the transparency grid

The checkerboard grid identifies transparency in a layer. You can change the appearance of this grid; however, do not change it to solid white because you’ll eliminate the visual distinction between opaque (white) and transparent (checkerboard).

1. Choose Photoshop Elements > Preferences > Transparency.
2. Choose a pattern size from the Grid Size menu.
3. Choose a pattern color from the Grid Colors menu. To choose a custom color instead, click one of the two boxes below the Grid Colors menu and select a color from the Color Picker.

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- About the Layers palette
- Use the Adobe Color Picker

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