# PhotoshopElements

# Create a matted GIF or PNG image

When you know the background color of the web page on which an image will be displayed, you can use the matting feature to fill or blend transparent pixels with a matte color that matches the web page background.

1. Open or create an image that contains transparency, and choose File > Save For Web.
2. In the Save For Web dialog box, select GIF, PNG‑8, or PNG‑24 as the optimization format.
3. For GIF and PNG‑8 format, do one of the following:

   - To keep fully transparent pixels transparent, and blend partially transparent pixels with the matte color, select Transparency. This option prevents the halo effect you see when you place an anti-aliased image on a web page background that differs from the image background. This option also prevents the jagged edges of hard-edged transparency.

   - To fill transparent pixels with the matte color and blend partially transparent pixels with the matte color, deselect Transparency.

4. For GIF and PNG‑8 format, select a color from the Matte menu:

   - Eyedropper Color (to use the color in the eyedropper sample box)

   - White, Black, or Other (to select a color using the Color Picker)

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- About the GIF format
- About the PNG‑8 format
- About the PNG‑24 format

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- This page on the Web