Gimp transperency help(more detail inside)

[Anifreak]

I'm trying to make and animation using sprites. I need to make the sprite sheet with a transperent background but whenever I hit ctrl+x to do that it covers the whole image instead of just the background. can you help me out plz.

[StateAardvark]

Click the wand, select the parts you want to be transparent, then hit ctrl-x.

[zeldafreak008]

Click the wand, select the parts you want to be transparent, then hit ctrl-x.

yep

[Anifreak]

Click the wand, select the parts you want to be transparent, then hit ctrl-x.

so i hit the fuzzy select tool click the sprie sheet and then press ctrl-x

BTW: I LOVE your avatar!

[StateAardvark]

Click the wand, select the parts you want to be transparent, then hit ctrl-x.

so i hit the fuzzy select tool click the sprie sheet and then press ctrl-x

BTW: I LOVE your avatar!

HAPI BURTHDAI

[Anifreak]

Click the wand, select the parts you want to be transparent, then hit ctrl-x.

so i hit the fuzzy select tool click the sprie sheet and then press ctrl-x

BTW: I LOVE your avatar!

HAPI BURTHDAI

its not my birthday but ill take it anyways and i can't get that techniuqe to work i press it once and it shuts off the fuzzy effect 

[Mystic]

Click the wand, select the parts you want to be transparent, then hit ctrl-x.

so i hit the fuzzy select tool click the sprie sheet and then press ctrl-x

BTW: I LOVE your avatar!

HAPI BURTHDAI

Transparency please

[StateAardvark]

Click the wand, select the parts you want to be transparent, then hit ctrl-x.

so i hit the fuzzy select tool click the sprie sheet and then press ctrl-x

BTW: I LOVE your avatar!

HAPI BURTHDAI

Transparency please

Rofl