How to use PNG transparency?

[JazzcatCB]

I created a PNG image with a transparent background in PSP8 using the Background Eraser tool. But when I display it on my web page, the background is white instead of transparent. How do I get the background to display as transparent? Thanks.

[bokeh]

What are you viewing it with? Can you post a link to the image?

[The Little Guy]

Click on "file" then click on "Save For Web..."

A window will open, and under "save" "cancel" and "done" It should say "Preset:" Click on the drop down next to it and change the option to "PNG-24"

Under that a new set of options will open, and make sure transparency has a check in the box.

Click save, and save as you normally would.

I know this is in PS CS2, and im not sure if it is in PSP8. But their would be something like it, if there is.

[MstrBob]

I created a PNG image with a transparent background in PSP8 using the Background Eraser tool. But when I display it on my web page, the background is white instead of transparent. How do I get the background to display as transparent? Thanks.

Just want to point out that Internet Explorer currently doesn't support transparent PNG's.

[Pixelchik]

I have found that I.E. does support PNG-8 format, and I've been told it will also support PNG-24 depending on how the graphic files are exported from Photoshop etc.

[Robert Wellock]

It accepts transparent PNG-8 is affectively it’s the same transparency as GIF uses it’s the channels M$IE has issues with in PNG-24 one of the pages I worked on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNG

[fmfarnaz]

If you want the transparent background, you must save the file for the web and save it as a ".gif" file.

[bokeh]

If you want the transparent background, you must save the file for the web and save it as a ".gif" file.Oh dear... Yet another ill informed response.

[braveorange]

Latest IE supports only one level of alpha transparency for PNG - much like GIF. Older versions do not support it at all.

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