Can’t Save Keyable Graphic!

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Newsport
Dec 16, 2003
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This is a really basic question…

When I cut a circular logo out from a background, PS won’t let me save it without adding a white bgd to the logo…

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larry
Dec 16, 2003
Copy and paste the selection onto a transparent canvas.

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Don_McCahill
Dec 16, 2003
And save to a format that allows transparency, such as gif.
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Colin_Walls
Dec 16, 2003
I assume you have just the one ["background"] layer. You need to convert that to a "normal" layer by double-clicking on its name in the Layers palette. Then, deleting will leave transparency instead of the background colour [white by default]. Of course, you need to save in a format that supports transparency – as suggested, GIF is a good bet.
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Photo_Help
Dec 16, 2003
Newsport,

If you are making a transparent fie for the web you can just use "Save For Web", Select GIF as the file type and map the colors that you want to be transparent. Just remember that GIF files are limited to 1 Bit transparency and 256 colors so they are mostly used online.

If the logo is for video or print you will probably want save to a TIF or PSD depending on the application you will be using the file in.

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