Can I export with a transparent background?
Export your figures without a background.
Written by Christina Zanella
Updated over a week ago
Sometimes, you may not need the extra space in the background and that is okay!
Please note, exporting with a transparent background is only available to BioRender Premium users. If you need this feature we suggest you upgrade now!
To export your illustration with a transparent background:
Open your illustration that you want to export
Click Export in the top right menu
Select the transparent background box
Click Export again
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For whatever reason, If I attempt to follow the suggestions on this forum, or tutorials on YouTube I cannot export a PNG file of my logo with a transparent background.
I have tried on Illustrator and Photoshop multiple times. On Illustrator I tried the Transparency Grid method. Everything except my logo is marked as transparent but when I export as a PNG it does not work. In Photoshop I tried the Magic Eraser Tool to mark the non-selected Artboard/Canvas and it still does not work when exporting.
Can anyone please help me?
Thanks,
J.
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Community Expert , Aug 17, 2017 Aug 17, 2017
Barbara Ash • Community Expert , Aug 17, 2017 Aug 17, 2017
In Illustrator, File > Export > Export As, and choose Transparent.
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In Illustrator, File > Export > Export As, and choose Transparent.
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In Response To Barbara Ash
Thank you SO much for your help, Barbara!
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In Response To JWearing23
You're welcome, jwearing23. Were you able to solve the issue?
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- In illustrator make sure you have a transparent background. View>Show Transparency Grid.
- If yes then choose File>Export>Export for Screens. Choose PNG. This should be export with a transparent background. If it is not, then check your option using Advanced Settings by clicking on the gear. Make sure the Background Color is set to Transparent.
- If the software is still not working then reset your preferences (CTR+ALT+Shift or CMD+OPT+Shift when starting Illustrator) and try again.
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In Response To Katie Houghton
And thank you as well Katie! I appreciate you taking out the time to answer the forum post.
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In Response To Katie Houghton
Thank you so much!!! I was nuts trying to find the solution!
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What exactly is in your file?
How exactly do you export?
How exactly do you check transparency?
Why Photoshop?
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In Response To Monika Gause
Hi Monika, I originally assumed that I had to use Photoshop in order to make the logo file transparent. Thanks for your help.
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