Ken, You wrote:
>... I'm still learning the in's and out's of Paintshop Pro X2, so that's >another rocky road, but I think I successfully created a GIF file >graphic with "no" background (it displays in Paintshop Pro with a >checkered background) but only the red logo and black-lettered company name. > >But when I import it, the background is white. I'm trying to keep >away from creating a GIF file with a 20% grey background because it's >just my luck that it probably won't match the FrameMaker 20% grey cover. > >What to do? Please advise. FrameMaker does not support transparency in bitmaps when producing print/PDFs. The best workaround is probably to have a single consolidated image for the entire cover, and include that in FrameMaker. [ Somewhat related: I recently implemented support for color masking in images which are placed in layers through hypertext markers with FrameMaker-to-Acrobat TimeSavers + Presentation Assistant -- see sample PDF at http://www.microtype.com/showcase/PresentAsst/TransparentBgnd.pdf . Support for image insertion through hypertext marker was added as a workaround for another problem... FrameMaker places a solid white rectangle underneath images in the PS/PDF it produces, which obscured items in PDF layers. ] Shlomo Perets MicroType, http://www.microtype.com FrameMaker/Acrobat training & consulting * FM-to-Acrobat TimeSavers/Assistants Template Design, Single Sourcing, FM-to-PDF & Acrobat courses