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ShinehahGnolaum
Inspiring
August 6, 2016
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make background transparent

  • August 6, 2016
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I have the following image.  It is in png format.  I was originally a jpg file and then I saved it as a psd file and then a png file.

I would like to make the background color transparent.  How do I do that?

I am a beginner.  I need a step-by-step, including an explanation of where things are in Photoshop CC.  Screenshots would help too.

Would somebody be willing to do that for me?

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    Correct answer ShinehahGnolaum

    Click on the padlock icon in the background layer to unlock it.


    It wouldn't do anything when I click on the padlock icon.  But I got past it.  I worked around the problem.

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    Norman Sanders
    Norman Sanders
    Legend
    September 15, 2017

    A beginner?

    I assume you want to remove the white in the Rx layer so that you may superimpose the type over an image. If that is the case, there is an easy way to get that result. As shown below, place the type layer above the image and change its Blending Mode to Multiply. The white of the type layer will disappear. Good luck

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    edwardgeek
    Participant
    April 19, 2022

    Thank you so much.

    A much needed guide as a beginner to remove white background. Now I can publish logo of my site. [link removed by moderator] 

    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    Derek CrossCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    August 6, 2016

    Use the Quick Selection Tool to select the white background and press the delete key. You can do it in stages. A grey checker background represents transparency. Do not save it as a JPG as they can't have transparency.

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    ameliap30753740
    Participant
    October 29, 2016

    Hello,  I am trying to do the same thing.  When I select the background I'd like to be 'transparent' and select delete.  A "Fill" dialogue window pops up and its doesn't delete the area and replace with black and white checker transparent background.  Do you have advice?

    Silkrooster
    Silkrooster
    Legend
    October 29, 2016

    Odds are your image is on a background layer. In the layers panel you will see a padlock on the image layer. Drag the padlock to the trashcan to convert the background layer to a normal layer.

    Background layer doesn't support transparency, layer effects, etc. Whereas a normal layer does.

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