Is there a way to make images transparent in Photoshop Elements 12?

I just purchased the new software and don't have any experience with this program.  I'm trying to find out if I can make the background of images transparent.
Does anyone know?

Yes. First you must double-click the background layer to convert it to a regular layer. Then use whatever selection tools are appropriate to select your background and press delete. Unless you've you've changed default settings you should see a grey & white checker pattern - this denotes transparency.
When saving you must save it to a format that supports transparency. For GIF and PNG use the File> Save for Web and make sure the transparency checkbox is ticked. For TIF use File> Save As and select the TIF format. On the same dialog that offers compression options, there is a transparency checkbox.
Cheers,
Neale
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