{"id":56540,"date":"2022-06-01T17:51:47","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-make-illustrator-background-transparent\/"},"modified":"2022-06-01T17:51:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-01T17:51:47","slug":"how-to-make-illustrator-background-transparent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepicpedia.com\/faq\/how-to-make-illustrator-background-transparent\/","title":{"rendered":"How to make illustrator background transparent?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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 <strong>transparent<\/strong> or not. Select the image on the artboard with the Selection Tool. You can press V on your keyboard to activate this tool.<\/p>\n<p>Frequent question, how do I make white <strong>background<\/strong> transparent in Illustrator? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open the problematic EPS file (with the opaque\/white <strong>background<\/strong>) in <strong>Illustrator<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make<\/strong> 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>Also, how do I make the background transparent in Illustrator 2020? <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the Document Setup under the \u201cFile\u201d menu.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Make<\/strong> sure that \u201cTransparency\u201d is selected as the background and not \u201cArtboard.\u201d Artboard will give you a white background.<\/li>\n<li>Select the transparency preferences you prefer.  <\/li>\n<li>Choose Export under the \u201cFile\u201d menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In this regard, how do I make <strong>background<\/strong> transparent? <iframe style=\"margin-top:25px;width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ocfZEMDJWbY\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, how do I get rid of the GREY and white background in Illustrator? To <strong>make<\/strong> 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 background of <strong>Illustrator<\/strong> showing through.<\/p>\n<h2>How do I get rid of white in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BpswbHB4N0M\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How can I remove the white background from my logo?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uyhCbE4TC3I\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you make an artboard transparent in Illustrator 2022?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>If this option is not available on your Illustrator version, you can go to the overhead menu and select View > Show Transparent Grid. Or you can use the keyboard shortcut Shift + Command + D.<\/p>\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 you make a PNG background transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Step 1: Insert the image into the editor.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 2: Next, click the Fill button on the toolbar and choose Transparent.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 3: Adjust your tolerance.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 4: Click the background areas you want to remove.  <\/li>\n<li>Step 5: Save your image as a PNG.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I make a PNG image 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 the background GREY in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Select the Rectangle Tool (M) and draw a rectangle the same size as your artboard. The color would be the Fill color you used previously. Step 2: Select the rectangle, double click on Fill to open the color picker, or choose a color from the Swatches panel to change the color.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I isolate the background of a logo?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/32AXnLaU8i0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why does my PNG have a white background?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can confirm that your file has been converted by pressing edit on the image on your device from the Apple Photos app (see below) If the background turns black then transparency has been maintained. If it stays white then the image has been converted to a JPG file.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do you remove a background?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ti2Xoyk5FUQ\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I hide the white artboard in Illustrator?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>You can also use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + D to toggle the Transparency Grid on and off.<\/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>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>Does PNG support transparency?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>Transparency. The GIF and PNG formats also both support transparency. If you need any level of transparency in your image, you must use either a GIF or a PNG. GIF images (and also PNG) support 1-color transparency.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I make a JPEG image transparent?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Select. For best results, choose an image where the subject has clear edges with nothing overlapping.<\/li>\n<li>Remove. Upload your image to automatically remove the background in an instant.<\/li>\n<li>Download.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is my background in Illustrator 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 do I change the background color on Illustrator?<\/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 remove a black background from an image?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9WChhTf5mPc\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>How do I remove the white background from a logo without Photoshop?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width:100%;height:420px;\" width=\"auto\" height=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_r0mp2BzAao\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<h2>Why is the PNG background 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><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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