# Transparent white space when importing images

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-white-space-when-importing-images/8924
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**Created:** [December 1, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-white-space-when-importing-images/8924 "2002-12-01T06:12:16Z")
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### Author: ![theshademannn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ee7513/32.png) [@theshademannn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theshademannn)
#### Post date: [December 1, 2002, 6:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-white-space-when-importing-images/8924/1 "2002-12-01T06:12:16Z")

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Hey, I’ve got a question. When I’m bringing images in from photoshop, even if the background is transparent, when its imported into flash its white. Is there a way to fix this - make the background transparent?

Thx

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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: [December 1, 2002, 6:15am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-white-space-when-importing-images/8924/2 "2002-12-01T06:15:00Z")

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When you’re saving it out of photoshop, save it as a gif or png, those formats will retain the transparency. Click on file, then save for web, then use the drop down menu to your right to select the format.