How do I delete the background of an image so that it is clear, with ZERO color, not even white??

How do I delete the background of an image so that there is ZERO color, not even white??

Photoshop's "Background" is a special layer and does not support transparency.  You need to convert a Background layer to a normal layer if to want to cut out parts of the layer.

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    how do you remove the background from an image thathas a white background?

    First, change the background layer to a normal layer if needed, by dragging the padlock to the trash can.
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    Now you can either delete the background, or click the icon at the bottom of the layers panel that looks like a circle inside a square. This icon will convert the selection to a mask.
    The advantage of the mask is, it is non-destructible. In that you can change your mind at any time. Whereas deleting pixels is permanent once you close the file and there is no duplicate files. (A way around this is to make a duplicate layer and hide it. But that does make the file larger.)

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    ...How do I make the background in an image transparent?

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