# Can i mask desktop area with projector

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-mask-desktop-area-with-projector/182102
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 15, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-mask-desktop-area-with-projector/182102 "2006-03-15T15:07:02Z")
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### Author: ![scottk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/db5fbb/32.png) [@scottk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/scottk)
#### Post date: [March 15, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-i-mask-desktop-area-with-projector/182102/1 "2006-03-15T15:07:02Z")

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I made a interactive presentation and created a projector “exe” to run off a CD. What i’d really like to be able to do is “mask” the desktop while the projector is running to keep distractions to a minimum. i don’t want to make the presentation “full-screen” for obvious reasons (pixelation, playback lag…) but i don’t want the rest of the desktop clutter to interfere with the presentation message…

any suggestions (hopefully “free” suggestions as opposed to additional software purchases ;))

TIA  
scott