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I am trying to convert my white logo with transparent background into vector in Illustrator.

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Apr 25, 2023 Apr 25, 2023

I have a white logo png file with transparent background that I am trying to convert to vector. When I hit image trace it just becomes a white block. What am I doing wrong? I am attaching some screenshots. Any help will be grateful.

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Community Expert , Apr 25, 2023 Apr 25, 2023
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Apr 25, 2023 Apr 25, 2023
Important: With Illustrator 2025 this is process no longer necessary. See #1 in this video: https://youtu.be/V8q1KXTEZp4 Illustrator doesn't treat white differently than transparent, so tracing a white shape in a transparent PNG or PSD will give you a white rectangle. This video shows how you can
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Jan 12, 2024 Jan 12, 2024
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Awesome! Thank you so much. This worked.

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Community Beginner ,
Apr 25, 2023 Apr 25, 2023

Like the previous poster says, Illustrator treats white like transparent. Since it's all white, just select your raster object, go Edit --> Invert Colors to make it all black. Then go ahead and do your trace, then when you're happy with it, select it and make it white.

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