Posted on February 11, 2023 (Updated on July 10, 2025)

How to export maps with PNG images with transparent background to PDF?

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Can you Export PNG with transparent background?

You can just touch the areas of the screen where you want to make the background transparent, and then export your image as a PNG file. It’s so easy!

How do I Export with transparent background?

When exporting your files, always remember to use a PNG, because JPGs can’t handle transparency. In the Export dialog (“File > Export > Export…”), select “Transparent” for the background color.

Why is my PNG exporting with a white background?

If it stays white then the image has been converted to a JPG file.

Why is my PNG not saving as transparent?

Go to the Properties panel (if it’s not open, you can go to Window > Properties), and under Artboard background color, change the dropdown menu to Transparent. Then export.

Can PDF handle transparency?

The PDF standard supports transparency since PDF 1.4 and Acrobat 5. It is continuously enhanced by Adobe. When PDF documents with transparencies are printed on PostScript printers, the printing application must flatten the transparencies first, because PostScript does not support transparency.
 

How do I remove the white background from a PDF?

Remove a background from selected pages

  1. Open the PDF containing the background.
  2. Choose Tools > Edit PDF. The Edit PDF toolset is displayed in the secondary toolbar.
  3. In the secondary toolbar, choose More > Background > Remove.
  4. Click Yes to confirm the background removal.

 

Can you save transparency in a PDF?

To retain transparency without flattening when you create PDF files, save your file as Adobe PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5.0) or later. You can specify flattening settings and then save and apply them as transparency flattener presets.
 

How do I remove the background from a PDF for free?

Part 3. Remove Background from PDF in Adobe Acrobat

  1. Edit PDF. First of all, open the PDF document with background in Acrobat. Then click Tools > Edit PDF.
  2. Remove Background from PDF. Then in the Edit toolbar, click More > Background > Remove and click Yes to confirm. Then the background will be removed from the PDF page.


How do I save a PDF without the white border?

How to borderless printing PDF (without margins) via Adobe Acrobat DC:

  1. Launch Adobe Acrobat and open the PDF you want to print using this software.
  2. Click “File” > “Properties”, and you can set the print option in the “Advanced” tab.
  3. Navigate to “Set Page Boxes” and choose “Remove White Margins” under “Margin Controls”.

 

How do I know if my PDF background is transparent?

To tell if a PDF document has any transparency feature, you can run PDF/A-1b validation (under Document -> Preflight -> PDF/A-1b Validation) and look for a “Transparency” node in the Preflight results tree which will contain elements for all the transparency features present in the PDF such as soft masks, blend mode,