Dear Gary: In the help menu of Adobe Photoshop 5.0, there is a tool entitled export transparent image. This will allow you to create a .gif file with a transparent background that can be loaded to the web. Good luck. If you need more specific instructions, e-mail for them. Gina Hunkins Georgia. >I am trying to scan a black and white image and make the background (the >white part) clear. Does anyone know how to do this or if it can be done? My >book makes it sound like it can be done but I don't find the box that it says >to check. I have Photoshop 5.0 for Windows and I am running Windows 98. Any >help would be greatly appreciated. > >TIA >Gary South > PCSOFT mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com