How do I make transparent backgrounds in GIMP?

[Aurora Merrythought]

Hey guys!

Ok, I kinda worked out how I make backgrounds transparent. But, how can I choose round an image inside an image...? Ok, that doesn't make sense. Right, say I created a new GIMP window and it had a transparent background. I then copied in an image (that I want to have a transparent background, but it's current background is white) and how do I lock just the image, so I don't have to zoom in to erase the white background? The 'Magic Wand' tool I use, but it only selects the whole window (the image and the square), how can I have it so it only selects the image I inserted?

Hope I made sense!

Lexi

 

[Rhianne Cade]

I use CS3 but maybe the steps would be similar.When I make transparent images,I opened a new window which is set to transparent already.And when I'm on my way to save it,I would not lock the image and save it as .png

Hope that would help!!

 

[Liberty Kaelen]

On GIMP its the same. When you open a new blank template set it as "transparent" instead of background and yeah, you have to save it and then export it as a png file

 

[Rhianne Cade]

On GIMP its the same. When you open a new blank template set it as "transparent" instead of background and yeah, you have to save it and then export it as a png file

Now,I could say I am right to give the instructions..Since it worked for me,now it really is for everyone..