Microsoft KB Archive/294714

= PNG Files Do Not Show Transparency in Internet Explorer =

Article ID: 294714

Article Last Modified on 7/19/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0
 * Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0

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This article was previously published under Q294714





SUMMARY
If you browse to a Web page that contains an image that has a transparent background in Portable Network Graphics (PNG) format, the image background may appear to be gray rather than transparent.



MORE INFORMATION
Web developers who work with PNG files can use the AlphaImageLoader filter, as demonstrated in the following example: 

  For more information on the AlphaImageLoader filter, see the following Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) Web site:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms532969.aspx

For more information about developing Web-based solutions for Microsoft Internet Explorer, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/default.aspx

http://support.microsoft.com/iep

Keywords: kbdhtml kbinfo KB294714

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