HELP ME! Please....

Alright so im new with this. Like Really new. I just started working on something and am trying to import my player character from google sketchup. I cant export a 3d version for some reason, but i took a 2d picture of it with a white background and exported to gamesalad. I put it on my background in my game and all there is is the player with a white box around him. Is there like a chroma key or something to fix this? thanks
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An alpha mask defines the areas which are transparent