: PDF has white background when exported from Illustrator I'm saving an Illustrator CS6 file as a PDF. The file has a transparent background, however when exported as a PDF and dropped into InDesign

@Goswami567

When you are importing (Ctrl-D) your PDF into In Design, check the box at the bottom of the file selection screen that says "Show Import Options."



Then check the box that says "Transparent Background."

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@Rambettina927

File>Place (ctrl+D) To replace the pdf again into Indesign.
This time check the "show import options" box.

In the next window check the "transparent background". This way you will create a default rule, so next time you place a pdf image without "show import options" checked, the object will be importet with transparency.



Done.

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@YK2262411

You have to make sure that the pictures is linked directly to the images. Else will it be white-boxed-background instead of transparent!

// MP

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@Carla748

You are saving the image correctly but the white background is showing because there is a setting for it in Adobe Reader, follow the below steps to remove the white background from your PDF.


Open Adobe Reader.
Press CTRL + K or go to Edit > Preference and check the box, which says show the transparency grid (Please check the image below for clarification.).
Open the saved PDF with transparent background.

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@Sent7350415

It seems that you're placing the PDF ignoring its transparency. In the file selection window shown when the “Place” command is used, there's a checkbox (near the lower left corner of the window) “Show Import Options”. When checked it'll cause the said “import options” window to appear. Make sure that the “Transparent background” is selected there.

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