WARNING: Due to a glitch in the way PageMaker for Windows handles EPS files, on-screen the EPS will appear as if it doesn't have a transparent background. However, it will look right when printed to a PostScript printer or when exported as a PDF file.

When opening the TIFF with transparency in Adobe Photoshop or Corel Photo-Paint there are a couple of extra steps necessary to access the transparency information.

Adobe Photoshop 4.0 or higher
Open the image exported from Photo-Objects as a TIFF with transparency or Targa with transparency.

1st method:
• Go to Select > Load Selection
• In the Channel drop down, select #1 or Alpha 1
• Copy the Photo-Object then Paste it into a new Photoshop document
• Save the new Photo-Object for placing in your page layout program

2nd method:
• Open the Channels palette
• Make sure RGB is selected
• Hold Command (Mac) or Control (PC) and click on the #4 channel (Alpha 1 in 5.0)
• Copy the Photo-Object then Paste it into a new Photoshop document
• Save the new Photo-Object for placing in your page layout program

Corel Photo-Paint 7 or higher
Open the image exported from Photo-Objects as a TIFF with transparency or Targa with transparency.

• Copy the image from the open file then Paste into a new file.
• Save the new Photo-Object for placing in your page layout program

When you save the new file, make it an EPS and save the Mask as a clipping path. Remember, EPS files will only print to PostScript printers. Or, you can make a PDF file of your document.

At left, is a portion of a PDF file from Adobe PageMaker 6.5. The images with the white rectangles are TIFF images. The EPS images with clipping paths have transparent backgrounds. The appearance in Microsoft Publisher would be similar.

To learn more about using Photo-Objects, including their limitations, read my full review of the product.