# \*\* conceptual question \*\*

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conceptual-question/32165
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 2, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conceptual-question/32165 "2003-10-02T11:40:33Z")
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#### Post date: [October 2, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/conceptual-question/32165/1 "2003-10-02T11:40:33Z")

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All the images have to be in timeline 1 on different layers  
(they all have to be in timeline one…)

I have a frame, it has a lot of images on it, with them all set to \_alpha = 0;

on a button press the required image has its alpha set to 100;

however this means there will be a lot of images on the screen at once…

If alpha is set to 0 does flash have to still draw the object, is there a better way ?