When putting together graphic designs or editing photos, opaque backgrounds on images can be a hindrance - so knowing how to make the background transparent in Photoshop is a useful trick.

In addition, if you add an Alpha channel to your image, you can remove the area surrounding your selection and replace it with a transparent background. Which selection tool to use depends upon ...

There are two ways to make a background transparent in Photoshop: using the "Remove Background" quick action or manually by using selection tools. The quick action works with a click in just ...