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
>

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