Setting back ground on images to be transparent - Adobe Indesign

While placing the image in to the layout:

1. Choose File > Place in InDesign.

2. Select Show Import Options in the Place dialog box.

3. Select a file that contains a clipping path, and click Choose (Mac OS) or Open (Windows).

4. In the Image Import Options dialog box, select Apply Photoshop Clipping Path from the Image tab

5. Click OK, and place the image.

or...

If using IDCS3 (I assume cs4 too, but don't own it yet) you can apply the clipping path after the image is already placed.

1) Select the image frame with the selection tool.

2) Choose the menu... Object > Clipping Path > Options

3) Pick Photoshop Path

Can you set this to do this by default so that an Indesign user does not have to do this manually all the time.

A function like this would have to be scripted...
Check out these posts for a starting point:
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx?128@@.59b543bd>
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5a5cb>
<http://www.adobeforums.com/webx/.59b5c03b>

Joru,
If you place the first file with the Import options / apply photoshop clipping path applied, the behavior should hold for all the files you place after that.