Making the background transparent

[creativepart]

Someone sent me a logo in EPS format. When I open it in Illus 10 I get each part of the logo just as you'd expect. However, when I save the logo to an EPS, the logo "bug" has a white background with the rest of the logo transparent.

Now, when I go back to the AI file, and pull apart the various parts that make up the logo, if find that the bug has three "layers". Two of the 3 layers have a white background, and I can't select the graphics inside these layers just the box that contains the graphic with a white background.

Is there any way I can change the selection box on these two layers and make the background transparent? Of did who ever make these grpahics bring them into Illustrator from somewhere else as a whole piece... graphic and white background?

Thanks
Paul Green

 

[blueark]

Check the 'Links' palette. If those items with white backgrounds appear here, then they've been imported from somewhere else. You can draw a clipping mask to make them transparent, but it takes a bit of manual effort. Draw a path around the graphic outline, select both the path and the graphic, Object > Clipping Mask > Make. You could also try out a few settings in the Transparency palette, but you'll risk having some compatability issues.

 

[creativepart]

Thanks I'll give that a try. If all else fails, I'll just put those to layers in Photoshop and delete the background and then bring them back into Illustrator.

Thanks again,
Paul