# Blank Backgrou for SWF files?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blank-backgrou-for-swf-files/26583>\
**Category:** web dev\
**Created:** [July 24, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blank-backgrou-for-swf-files/26583 "2003-07-24T12:28:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![blue\_chi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/blue_chi/32/62_2.png) [@blue\_chi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/blue_chi)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blank-backgrou-for-swf-files/26583/1 "2003-07-24T12:28:50Z")

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How can I set the background of my Flash movie as transparent in Dreamweaver or in any HTML page?

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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:** [July 24, 2003, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blank-backgrou-for-swf-files/26583/2 "2003-07-24T12:32:04Z")

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look in the HTML. you see where it has the embed tags for your SWF? you have to set the wmode property to transparent. you’ll have to add it yourself though. for example, my footer has a transparent background. my embed tag looks like this:

```php
<embed src=http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mdimatul/swf/footer.swf width=300 height=60 wmode=transparent>

```

I’d recommend editing the HTML file itself instead of doing it in Dreamweaver, you may never know if DW will change anything.

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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:** [July 24, 2003, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/blank-backgrou-for-swf-files/26583/3 "2003-07-24T14:32:22Z")

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Thanks so much! 😉