If you’ve ever searched for a transparent image on Google, you’ve probably run across “fakes.” You save an image only to realize the checkered background is solid. Thankfully, there’s a simple little trick in Google Images to avoid this. For those unfamiliar with this phenomenon, allow me to explain. Images that have transparency often illustrate it by using a gray and white checkered pattern. The idea is that you can see which parts of the image will be transparent before you save it. Here’s how it plays out: You search for an image, maybe a logo with a transparent background, and you see a result like this: It appears that the background behind the Microsoft logo will be transparent when you save the image, but here’s what it actually looks like (black border added): The checkered pattern is the background. There’s no transparency. Here’s how to prevent that from happening. Go to Google Images in your desktop web browser (such as Chrome or Microsoft Edge ) and … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Fake Transparent Images on Google Images