Pasting Images w/out Background Help

Hello All,
I'm still learning InDesign and I have always had a problem with pasting images that have their background removed and are GIF or TIFF files and then once pasted into InDesign the white background appears again. I often open the image in photoshop, use the magic eraser to remove the white background and then save as a GIF or TIFF. Yet whenever pasted into InDesign the pesky white is back. Please help, I am open to options but would appreciate the easiest and most effective.
Thanks in advance,
Rene

As Bob said, NEVER paste.
But in case you are using "paste" as a shorthand for placing an image
and are doing it correctly, another thought.
When you save from Photoshop, are you electing to save transparency?
That's an option on the save dialogue.
k

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