{"id":54162,"date":"2022-06-01T17:41:06","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/question-how-to-make-white-background-transparent-in-illustrator\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:41:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:41:06","slug":"question-how-to-make-white-background-transparent-in-illustrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/question-how-to-make-white-background-transparent-in-illustrator\/","title":{"rendered":"Question: How to make white background transparent in illustrator?"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>Open the problematic EPS file (with the opaque\/<strong>white<\/strong> background) in Illustrator.<\/li>\n<li>Make and save a copy of the file, but preserve the original.  <\/li>\n<li>Change the file format to \u201cEPS\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cSave,\u201d then open the dialog box labeled \u201cEPS Options.<\/li>\n<li>Select \u201c<strong>Transparent<\/strong>\u201d from the options in the dialog box.<\/li>\n<li>Click \u201cOK\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<p>Quick Answer, how do I <strong>make<\/strong> <strong>background<\/strong> transparent in <strong>Illustrator<\/strong>? Open your image with Adobe Illustrator. On your keyboard, press Ctrl + Shift + D (or Cmd + Shift + D on Mac). This will show the transparency grid, which allows you to see if your image is transparent or not. Select the image on the artboard with the Selection Tool.<\/p>\n<p>Frequent question, how do I remove <strong>white<\/strong> background in <strong>Illustrator<\/strong>? Click the Direct Selection tool (arrow) or Object and then click Expand in the dropdown menu. This will bring up the anchor points in your Vector and convert it into a shape. Click on and select the <strong>background<\/strong> parts you want to get rid of. Press Delete.<\/p>\n<p>As many you asked, how do you <strong>make<\/strong> the White artboard transparent in Illustrator? If this option is not available on your <strong>Illustrator<\/strong> version, you can go to the overhead menu and select View > Show <strong>Transparent<\/strong> Grid. Or you can use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Command + D.<\/p>\n<p>Beside above, how do I remove the white background from an image? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9WChhTf5mPc\"><\/iframe>To make your clipping mask, select both your object and the image and navigate to Object > Clipping Mask > Make. This will effectively remove the white background from your image. You can even move the image off of the artboard to see the gray <strong>background<\/strong> of Illustrator showing through.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I make my artboard transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click the artboard.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Properties panel (Window > Properties) for the artboard.<\/li>\n<li>Under artboard background color, select the background and change it to transparent.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I make an image transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Double-click the picture, and when Picture Tools appears, click Picture Tools Format > Color. Click Set Transparent Color, and when the pointer changes, click the color you want to make transparent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is my artboard white in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Workspace\/interface turned white, it will not change back to grey in preferences interface panel. In Illustrator (most recent up to date version), I did a shortcut and accidentally turned my workspace to white. I went to preferences ->user interface ->brightness and changed the color.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change the background color of my artboard in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>To change the artboard color in Illustrator, open the Document Setup menu by pressing Alt + Control + P, then tick the box labeled, \u201cSimulate Color Paper\u201d and change the color of the checkerboard grid to whatever color you&#8217;d like your artboard to be.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you make a PNG background transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PLA2FaOXkkg\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I make a logo transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h8IfRewcYns\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I get rid of the background of a picture without losing quality?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1: Download Fotophire Editing Toolkit.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Run \u201cPhoto Cutter\u201d  <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: \u201cOpen\u2026\u201d Image.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Edit Photo Background with No Quality Loss.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 5: PHOTOMONTAGE.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 6: Save your file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I save a PDF with a transparent background in Illustrator 2021?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gTXyFl6mAsc\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change the background in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1: Go to the overhead menu and select Illustrator > Preferences > User Interface.<\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Choose one of the Brightness options you want, click on it and you&#8217;ll see how it looks on your document background.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can you make a JPG transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Convert your JPG files into transparent PNGS in just one step. The remove background tool allows you to highlight the subject of your photo and create a transparent background, so that way you can place your new image into a variety of new designs and destinations.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why did everything in Illustrator turn white?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>As per your query, the color of pasteboard has changed to white. In addition to the suggestions shared by Kurt, it might also be possible that you are in &#8220;Overprint Preview&#8221;. You can turn it off by simply going to View menu and uncheck &#8220;Overprint Preview&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How can I change the background color?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Select Start > Settings > Personalization > Colors, and then choose your own color, or let Windows pull an accent color from your background.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you edit the canvas in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>OR you can do this below: Simply click on the horizontal lines top right hand corner of the panel, click and then go to Artboard Options. From here you will be able to change the artboard settings, and change the size to whatever you want.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you change the color of the artboard in Illustrator Mac?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1cHpb15IbwQ\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why are my PNGs not transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Because when you download the PNG from the Previewer Window, the PNG LOSES the transparency information.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Does a PNG file have a transparent background?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>A PNG is an image file type that allows you to have no background color. Most images cover a certain number of pixels and have color in all of those pixels, even if that color is white. A transparent background has nothing in the background pixels, allowing what&#8217;s behind it to show through.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How can I make my logo background transparent for free?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Download PhotoShop to your computer and open your logo in PhotoShop.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Layer > New Layer from the menu.  <\/li>\n<li>Use Magic Wand to select the area of the image you want to be transparent.  <\/li>\n<li>Save the change you have made.  <\/li>\n<li>Visit designevo.com with any browser.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is the easiest way to remove the background?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Select the picture that you want to remove the background from. On the toolbar, select Picture Format > Remove Background, or Format > Remove Background. If you don&#8217;t see Remove Background, make sure you have selected a picture. You might have to double-click the picture to select it and open the Picture Format tab.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you make a white background transparent without Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xuck_ic01RA\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>What is the best background remover?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Wondershare PixCut.<\/li>\n<li>Leawo Photo BG Remover.<\/li>\n<li>Cutout.pro.<\/li>\n<li>HitPaw Online Background Remover.<\/li>\n<li>Remove.bg.<\/li>\n<li>Slazzer.<\/li>\n<li>Canva.<\/li>\n<li>Remove.ai.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I make a white background transparent in PDF?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Make PDF Background Transparent Click on the &#8220;Edit&#8221; tab, then select &#8220;Background&#8221; and choose &#8220;Edit Background&#8221; from the drop-down menu. Now a window pops up, and you need to click the Pencil-like icon to edit the background. Then you can click the &#8220;<>&#8221; icon in the new window, and select 0% in the &#8220;Opacity&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is my background white when exported as PDF in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Hi Sam, the background looks white because that&#8217;s what the PDF associates as &#8220;transparent&#8221;. It will still be transparent.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Can you make a PDF transparent in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>In Acrobat: settings (Cmd+K) > Page display > Transparency grid . Photoshop and Illustrator also have a transparency grid. You could also just open the output image back in Illustrator to make sure nothing changed since the export. I was viewing the PDF in Preview on my Mac and you&#8217;re exactly right.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change the background color in Illustrator 2021?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y9POrMHaXk0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I change the background in Adobe draw?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>To fill a layer with color, create a new Draw Layer, then press-and-hold inside the canvas to fill it with color (it will change to the color of whatever brush you have selected). To use it as your background layer, press-hold-and-drag it just above the existing Background Layer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Open the problematic EPS file (with the opaque\/white background) in Illustrator. Make and save a copy of the file, but preserve the original. Change the file format to \u201cEPS\u201d Click \u201cSave,\u201d then open the dialog box labeled \u201cEPS Options. Select \u201cTransparent\u201d from the options in the dialog box. Click \u201cOK\u201d. 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