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    I don't even get a yellow circle! What else can I try?
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    If you're on Windows 7+ the circle doesn't appear, but the cursor changes to a small square.
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    How do I return the page to normal once I am on the black screen?
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    On the top left corner, you will see two arrows. Select the one that's blue, but furthest to the left or press Ctrl-z.
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    It says to drag the mouse while holding right click. But I'm using a laptop, I can't do that! What do I do?
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    If you have a two-button touch pad, use one hand to right click and one hand to drag.
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    When I click the eraser tool with color 1 set to the color I want removed, the little box doesn't turn the color (number 1 color). What can I do?
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    The little box is not supposed to turn to color 1. It is supposed to turn to color 2.
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    Is there any way to replace all of a certain color with another one?
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    Use the bucket tool; it replaces all of a certain color that's not blocked off.
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    Following these instructions, the eraser seems to erase every color indiscriminately. What am I missing?
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    You are probably holding the left mouse button down while erasing, rather than the right mouse button.
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    I couldn't replace the colors in MS Paint, though I followed the steps. What do I do?
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    It depends on if you've closed and saved it before opening it back up to do that. Make sure to save and close, then check back.
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    What do I do if right clicking doesn't replace the color?
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    This is likely happening because you're using a PNG or JPEG file, rather than a BMP. Copy and place your image in a brand new paint window and try the color replacement method in the new window.
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    What do I do if clicking the pixel when I try this only colors in that pixel when I click to select the color to be replaced?
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    That probably means you didn't select the eyedropper first. 1) Left click on the eye dropper. Left click on the color you want to replace. That color should appear in the Color 1 box. 2) Change the Color 2 box by first left clicking on the box and the either: a) left clicking on the color in the color-set that you want; b) using the eyedropper to select a color from your image. 3) Left click on the eraser. Now right click on the image and drag the mouse around while holding down the right mouse button. Everything that is Color 1 in the image should change to Color 2.
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