# Flash sprite help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sprite-help/111533>\
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**Created:** [May 27, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sprite-help/111533 "2004-05-27T22:51:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![lucas92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecd19e/32.png) [@lucas92](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lucas92)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sprite-help/111533/1 "2004-05-27T22:51:17Z")

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I made my sprite (character) in photoshop and i am wondering how to get rid of the bground on the sprite when i use him on my game in flash. Right now he has a white square behind him. please help me

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sprite-help/111533/2 "2004-05-27T22:52:31Z")

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Saving it out of Photoshop as a png will preserve the transparency (File \>\> Save for Web).

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sprite-help/111533/3 "2004-05-27T23:07:10Z")

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You rok

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sprite-help/111533/4 "2004-05-27T23:13:20Z")

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😉

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2004, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-sprite-help/111533/5 "2004-05-29T04:49:40Z")

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you could also start a new file with a transparent background whcih is the solution i discovered and used.