getting rid of white background around clipart and images.

[upwestside]

i am inserting clip art and images into a publisher page but i can't get rid
of the white background. i just want the image with a clear background. how
do i do this? ive read some of the other posts but i dont understand the
process. can someone please walk me through this? thanks.

 

[Mary Sauer]

Go here to learn about the transparency tool
http://msauer.mvps.org/microsoft_publisher_menus.htm
Third column, half way down.