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Transparent images? (easy question for pros)

Hey, i'm new here.

I was wondering how do I make images with transparent backgrounds in Photoshop 6?

Here's what I did...

I went to file, new, and selected "transparent" underneath the contents part.

Then, I started creating my graphic.

When I completed, I put the graphic on my site, but to my surprise, the graphic's background was white instead of transparent!

Does anyone know how I can fix this please?

Re: Transparent images? (easy question for pros)

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Originally posted by CT10
Hey, i'm new here.

I was wondering how do I make images with transparent backgrounds in Photoshop 6?

Here's what I did...

I went to file, new, and selected "transparent" underneath the contents part.

Then, I started creating my graphic.

When I completed, I put the graphic on my site, but to my surprise, the graphic's background was white instead of transparent!

Does anyone know how I can fix this please?

Not a pro (not at all), but I think in PS6 you are suppose to do something like Export > Transparent GIF or Save as...

I think it's something like that. I remember reading about it in one of the tutorials I did. But then again, I might be totally wrong.

Also not a pro and also ran into this same problem the first couple of times.

First in the layers palette near the top there'll be a little check box, if you hold your mouse over it it says something like "Lock Transperant Pixels. Its where the box says Lock: then there's for different check boxes. It's the first one. Check that.

When saving, go to File > Save for Web, you'll see the dialogue appear and a sample of what your image looks like etc. On the right hand side the first check box will say Transparent and it should automatically be checked.

Save your image as a .gif and you're ready to go.

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Murderous Butterfly Music (site coming soon)
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Originally posted by Eeyore
Also not a pro and also ran into this same problem the first couple of times.

First in the layers palette near the top there'll be a little check box, if you hold your mouse over it it says something like "Lock Transperant Pixels. Its where the box says Lock: then there's for different check boxes. It's the first one. Check that.

When saving, go to File > Save for Web, you'll see the dialogue appear and a sample of what your image looks like etc. On the right hand side the first check box will say Transparent and it should automatically be checked.

Save your image as a .gif and you're ready to go.

It works now, thanks!

No prob, that's what this place is here for.

I'm just new here too, you could prob tell by my post count but I've played with the program for a bit (still suck hard core though)

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Eeyore (it's usually Cujo but somebody "stole" that name on me)
Murderous Butterfly Music (site coming soon)
Hungry - Independent - Original

I got another question...

I was wondering how do I make a glow around this object?

make a clear selection of him either using the magic wand tool. or by using the extract tool.then... go to outer glow in layer styles!

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I'd tell you but it's Mike Bibby and they beat out "Kid Canada" Steve Nash and the Dallas Mavericks so I can't.

Also, I don't know how. LOL

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Eeyore (it's usually Cujo but somebody "stole" that name on me)
Murderous Butterfly Music (site coming soon)
Hungry - Independent - Original

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Originally posted by vrumchev
make a clear selection of him either using the magic wand tool. or by using the extract tool.then... go to outer glow in layer styles!

Thanks