Seem to have lost the ability to select a transparent artboard in Photoshop 2017. This has happened in previous updates and been later reinstated by fixes. I am unable to export as transparent png - everything has the chosen colour as a background and you are not able to choose transparent again.
What am I not understanding?
I have now found the answer - thanks to Lynda.com!
I did not get the menus you show above.
The answer was;
File ~ New
Select the New Document type you wish to work with
Move across to the Preset Details Panel on the right
Clicking on the dropdown in the Background Contents only allows you to choose White, Black or Background Colour (where transparent is not an option).
So, select Advanced Options
Once that sub panel opens, go back to the dropdown in the Background Contents area.
Click on the dropdown and Transparent now appears in the list as a choice you can make.
Who knows the logic that designed that little undocumented enhancement!
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