Re: Making a background transparent

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From: Jeffrey Kaplan
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:24

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Previously on adobe.photoshop.elements, Jim B said:

> I have a jpg file with a logo in it and background is red. (there are no 
> layers) How do I select just the logo and save it so when I import the file 
> to another document just the logo appears -- the background is transparent.

If the background is all the same shade of red and is the ONLY shade of
red in that image, use the Magic Wand to select the background, then
invert the selection so that the logo is selected instead.

Do what you want with the selection.

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