MS Paint Color Eraser Tool Does Not Erase Bitmap

ID: Q134476

The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows 95

SYMPTOMS

When you try to use the Color Eraser tool in Microsoft Paint, you find that you cannot make changes to a bitmap.


CAUSE

You are trying to edit a bitmap that originated as a 24-bit image.


RESOLUTION

After you make a backup copy of the image in its current format, save the bitmap in 256 (or fewer) color format, and then open it again.

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Version : WINDOWS:95
Platform : WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: January 6, 2000
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