help

I changed my background- because I had to and I have been having a lot of problems getting it set up right. I'm hoping one of you can help me out today.
When I post my wordart - I have the white around the posted item or layuout, and for the life of me I can't remember what I'm suppose to do to keep from getting that. Can someone tell me what I forgot to do or that I have to do to correct this.
Thanks for any help you can give me. Will get some wordart loaded tomorrow.
Hugs Donna