How to erase a background and make it transparent so only part of the photo is left

Hi all
I need to erase (mask, clip??) a background completely so the subject is just sitting on a transparent background. I keep ending up with white being substituted when i save the document. I need it just to have the person or object with blank canvas behind so I use it like that in inDesign.
Is there an idiots guide to how to do this.
Many thanks for any help
James

best bet is to follow something like this: Quick Mask Mode | Understanding Adobe Photoshop CS6 | Adobe TV
When you have finished cutting/masking you image hide all other layers other than one with the image on and then save as a .psd. then when in InDesign import the .psd and it will come in with no background.

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