Help with transparency

At
http://www.aartifacts.com/Unleashed/index1.htm,
the stars in menu, the client wants them replacing the bullet
points. I don't know how to do that without a sold canvas color.
Can someone tell me how to achieve the star without having any
canvas color?
Thanks,
Dave

Create your star graphic with the purple canvas color, then
export it as a GIF. While in the export screen make the purple
color transparent by selecting it with the eye dropper tool. Finish
the export and you should be all set!

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Automatic transmissions and power steering make it possible for a recent driver’s license recipient to take the family station wagon around Laguna Seca. That doesn’t make him Emerson Fitipaldi or make the car a Formula-1 racer.
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