# Background color

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color/14388
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [February 25, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color/14388 "2003-02-25T19:57:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![Robert\_Sindt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5ac83/32.png) [@Robert\_Sindt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Robert_Sindt)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color/14388/1 "2003-02-25T19:57:44Z")

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I would like to change the background color of a movie by ActionScript. I would rather not put a “fake” background in as a symbol and change it’s color. Is it possible to programatically change the background color of a movie?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color/14388/2 "2003-02-25T20:00:28Z")

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Right click on your stage and choose document properties. Choose a new background color from there.  
:cowboy:

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color/14388/3 "2003-02-25T20:13:31Z")

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Yes, I believe I understand that approach, but I want to change the movie background color “programatically” (using ActionScript). Any ideas on that task?

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color/14388/4 "2003-02-25T20:16:49Z")

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i am afraid there is no command to change the background color of flash using actionscript.

Only two ways the one stated in the previous reply and the one you don’t want to use a fake background instance.

=)

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### Author: ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 25, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/background-color/14388/5 "2003-02-25T20:23:12Z")

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methinks this would be the only way…

[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/color.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/color.htm)

sorry.