How To Save A Transparent Background In Illustrator
. Open the problematic EPS file with the opaquewhite background in Illustrator. Instead of changing the transparent grid colors you can create a large rectangle thats the same size of your artboard then change the fill color of that shape.
Make and save a copy of the file but preserve the original. Instead of changing the transparent grid colors you can create a large rectangle thats the same size of your artboard then change the fill color of that shape. You can do this by choosing File Save As then renaming the copied file and changing its background setting to transparent.
Use a name that will remind you the file has a transparent background.
The background will now be the color you specified. Use a name that will remind you the file has a transparent background. Any objects with fill or line colors including white that are not the same as the background will be visible. Make and save a copy of the file but preserve the original.
