Making Image Backgrounds Transparent

Hi,
I have a gradient background, but I want to add some images
on top of it. The problem is that they have white backgrounds and
(obviously) look out of place against my gradient background.
What I want is to have the gradient under the image, so I
want the background on the imported images to be transparent.
Is there any way I can alter this to make the image
transparent so it fits seemlessly with my design.
Thanks in Advance
-Adam
Edit: Using Fireworks 8

"Odyssey Zone" <[email protected]> wrote in
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> Hi,
> I have a gradient background, but I want to add some
images on top
> of it. The
> problem is that they have white backgrounds and
(obviously) look out
> of place against my gradient background.
>
> What I want is to have the gradient under the image, so
I want the
> background
> on the imported images to be transparent.
>
> Is there any way I can alter this to make the image
transparent so
> it fits
> seemlessly with my design.
I just got through doing this, so I can help!
Copy the image you want to import to the clipboard and paste
it into your
work file. Then select the magic wand tool (it's in the
Bitmap toolbox
next to the marquee and lasso tool) and click anywhere on the
white
background of the image you just pasted. It'll magically
select the
background around the object. Press delete key. Voila.
if your object has "holes" in it, repeat the process for the
holes. If
you have a complex object with lots of holes, instead of
hitting delete
in the above step, instead choose from the menu Select >
Select similar,
then hit delete.

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