How do I change a background from white to transparent??

Hello! Am new to the forum, hope you can help me. Am using PSE vers. 1, Windows XP, and want to eliminate the white background from an image and make the background transparent, so that ONLY the image shows on a webpage. Have used the wand to outline the image, and put it on the Layers palette, but that's as far as my very limited knowledge is taking me. Is there any way to "separate" the image from it's background, leaving just the image visible? Will very much appreciate any advice you can give, or links to some help in this area. Thank you very much! :)
P.D. Allen

Since you have the object you want on a separate layer, you are most of the way there. You need to turn off the visibility of the background layer (click on the eyeball next to it in the layers palette) -- you will then see a grey checkerboard pattern appear -- this is the way Elements shows transparency. Now to to File>Save for Web and select GIF as your output file format -- be sure to check the Transparency box. GIF, unlike JPEG, recognizes transparency.
Bob warren

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