### 7.37. Remove Alpha Channel

The Remove Alpha Channel command removes the Alpha channel of the selected layers. Layers without alpha channel cannot have transparent areas. The transparency is replaced with the background color.

If the selected layers do not have an alpha channel, this command is disabled.

#### 7.37.1. Activating the Command

You can access this command

- From the main menu through Layer → Transparency → Remove Alpha Channel.

- From the Layers Dialog, you can access it through the Remove Alpha Channel command of its context menu.

7.36. Add Alpha Channel |  | 7.38. Color to Alpha

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