Transparent backgrounds question

[kh707]

Ok, here's the deal. I was emailed a document in wordperfect which I want to change. There are two graphics on there that I want to change (ok the type too but that'd not part of the question). So it turns out that apprently this is all just one big "graphic" as when I try to copy any portion of the document it all copies. That's ok - I just copy the whole thing and paste into photoshop 6.0. Then I copy the first graphic into a new window - play around with it and get rid of the background as I want a transparent background. Works great! Place it into Pagemaker with no problem and it is definately transparent. So I move on to the second graphic which is very similiar to the first. I do exactly the same thing as I did with the first one. No matter what I do or how I save it it will not save the transparent background. Tried both tiff, eps, png, Anyone with any suggestions? I have almost all my graphics with transparent backgrounds and have never had this problem before and am getting very frustrated. I know it is going to be something very simple...but I just can't see it. Many thanks

 

[BDNFLNC]

You haven't saved it as a .gif? That's your best bet for transparency.

 

[Pixelchik]

For Pagemaker, if you are going to press with this document, then an .eps will work fine for a transparent image. If your photoshop image is on a transparent background, you could use the Transparency Wizard to save it as an eps which you will find in the help menu.

 

[kh707]

Thanks for the responses. I have about 8 copies of this as an eps...but I don't think I was aware of the transparency wizard you mentioned. Will give that a try. Will let you know how it work. Thanks again.

 

[Eggles]

EPS files often don't appear to have their background transparency when viewed on screen. However, they print just fine. To get on screen transparency, rotate the graphic by a tiny amount e.g. 0.01 of a degree, and it should look OK.