Sorry, I just reread my post to you, I meant to say export not import an image. When I create an image and exptort it as a jpeg, gif, png, bmp, etc it has that corel white frame surrounding it. In x4 can I create an image will beable to export it without the white frame.
I don't know what settings you use to export an image as a png or gif, but when I export using them I still get the white box. And when I use gif I get a bad gradaion. But I have never exported without the white box. This would be great if I found out that I could really get rid of that box.
The two links you sent are great info pieces for telling what I would get if and when I purchased the books. But it did not answer the question I need answered now. When I export a menu comes up saying convert to bitmap, I just follow the defaults and I still get the same white box.