# Changing Movie background color using Actionscript

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-movie-background-color-using-actionscript/2770>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 17, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-movie-background-color-using-actionscript/2770 "2002-04-17T18:07:21Z")\
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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:** [April 17, 2002, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-movie-background-color-using-actionscript/2770/1 "2002-04-17T18:07:21Z")

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I just want to change the background color of my movie.\rIs there a way to do this with Actionscript, or should I just create a ‘fill’ the size of the stage, and do it that way?\r\rjust wondering!\r\rthanks!

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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:** [April 17, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/changing-movie-background-color-using-actionscript/2770/2 "2002-04-17T19:41:41Z")

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create a fill … as far as i know, that’s the only way.\r\rthe background colour is set in the html.