CAN’T SEPARATE SELECTED AREA FROM BACKGROUND

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Charles S Snyder
Jan 11, 2007
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After using Magic Wand in Photoshop Version 7 to separate an area from the white background, which I assume is oart of the same layer. I would like to take the defined area without a background to use as a logo. How do I do this ????
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Jeff_Holmes
Jan 11, 2007
Select the background and then right-click and select "select inverse" and copy to a new layer.
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Philip_Peterson
Jan 11, 2007
You cannot remove the white unless you double click on the background layer (in order to make it fully editable).

As for using the file as a logo, how you maintain the transparency depends on what useage you are going to put it to and what programs you might want to import the file into. Saving as an .eps file with a clipping path would probably work for print, whereas if you want it for web use you’ll probably want .png or gif.
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Mike Hyndman
Jan 11, 2007
"Charles S Snyder" wrote in message
After using Magic Wand in Photoshop Version 7 to separate an area from the white background, which I assume is oart of the same layer. I would like to take the defined area without a background to use as a logo. How do I do this ????
Charles

Do you want the "removed" background to be transparent? If so, you need to rename the background layer to unlock it as background layers do not support transparency. Just alt + double click on the layer in the layers palette to rename it layer 0

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Mike Hyndman
Jan 11, 2007
"Charles S Snyder" wrote in message
After using Magic Wand in Photoshop Version 7 to separate an area from the white background, which I assume is oart of the same layer. I would like to take the defined area without a background to use as a logo. How do I do this ????

Charles,

Do you want the "removed" background to be transparent? If so, you need to rename the background layer to unlock it as background layers do not support transparency. Just alt + double click on the layer in the layers palette to rename it layer 0
Once you have selected the white with the magic wand, just hit the delete key.

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Charles_Snyder
Jan 12, 2007
Mr Holmes,
Thanx, That did it. Iwas trying to get a logo for our softball uniforms to the supplier. Thanx Again,
Charlie
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martha
Jan 14, 2007
Start over.
Make a duplicate of your graphic uh… alt>i>d
select the white with your wand inverse that would be crtl shift>I That will select twhatever is not white and then hit crtl>J

"Charles S Snyder" wrote in message
After using Magic Wand in Photoshop Version 7 to separate an area from the
white background, which I assume is oart of the same layer. I would like to take the defined area without a background to use as a logo. How do I do this ????

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