{"id":57127,"date":"2022-06-01T17:53:03","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/frequent-question-how-to-remove-grey-background-from-scanned-document\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:53:03","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:53:03","slug":"frequent-question-how-to-remove-grey-background-from-scanned-document","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/frequent-question-how-to-remove-grey-background-from-scanned-document\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequent question: How to remove grey background from scanned document?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Certain scanners will have the option right out of the box, to increase contrast\/brightness. The combination of this will remove<\/strong> the gray background. Just increasing the contrast to a certain amount will be enough to remove the grayish regions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Likewise, how do I get rid of the GREY background<\/strong> in a PDF? <\/p>\n

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  1. Edit PDF. First of all, open the PDF document<\/strong> with background<\/strong> in Acrobat. Then click Tools > Edit PDF.<\/li>\n
  2. Remove Background<\/strong> from PDF. Then in the Edit toolbar, click More > Background > Remove<\/strong> and click Yes to confirm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Similarly, how do I remove the background color from a scanned image? <\/p>\n

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    1. Open up Adobe Photoshop, then open your scanned<\/strong> image. <\/li>\n
    2. In the Layers panel (F7), click the eclipse icon and select the \u201cBrightness\/Contrast\u201d adjustment layer.<\/li>\n
    3. Now you should see a new layer, named \u201cBrightness\/Contrast 1\u201d. <\/li>\n
    4. Push the Brightness a bit (2 to 4) and pump up the contrast to preserve most of the colors.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Beside above, how do I remove the GREY background from a JPEG? Select the picture that you want to remove the background from. Select Picture Format > Remove Background<\/strong>, or Format > Remove Background. If you don’t see Remove<\/strong> Background, make sure you selected a picture. You might have to double-click the picture to select it and open the Format tab.<\/p>\n

      People ask also, how do I get rid of the GREY<\/strong> background on a scanned document Mac? <\/p>\n

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      1. In the Preview app on your Mac, click the Show Markup Toolbar button (if the Markup toolbar isn’t showing), then click the Instant Alpha button (or use the Touch Bar).<\/li>\n
      2. Drag over part of the background. <\/li>\n
      3. To delete the selected area, press Delete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Right-click on the page, and choose Edit Using> and select the image editor of your choice: The image of the page will open in your editor of choice (Photoshop below). Use the appropriate tool(s) such as the eraser tool to clean up the image.<\/p>\n

        How do I remove shading from a PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

        Delete the shade by pressing the Del key or right-click on the shade (CTRL + Click on Mac) and choose Delete in the context menu.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

        How do I get rid of the gray background in a scanned image or PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

        Increasing Brightness\/Contrast Certain scanners will have the option right out of the box, to increase contrast\/brightness. The combination of this will remove the gray background. Just increasing the contrast to a certain amount will be enough to remove the grayish regions.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

        How do I remove the GREY and white background from an image?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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        1. Step 1: Open your image. Select the image from your folders an open it with Photoshop. <\/li>\n
        2. Step 2: Unlock the layer. <\/li>\n
        3. Step 3: Select the Magic Eraser tool. <\/li>\n
        4. Step 4: Erase the background. <\/li>\n
        5. Step 5: Trim and save as PNG.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n

          How do I make background transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n