# Disable movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 7, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759 "2006-04-07T14:32:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![g5604](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@g5604](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g5604)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759/1 "2006-04-07T14:32:43Z")

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[LEFT]Hi,

is there a way to disable a movieclip… i thought myMc.\_visable=false would hide and disable, but it does not seem too.

cheers,  
G  
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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759/2 "2006-04-07T14:35:22Z")

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```auto
myMc.enable = false

```

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**Author:** ![g5604](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@g5604](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g5604)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759/3 "2006-04-07T14:51:16Z")

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thanks! i guess you meant my\_mc.enabled = false

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**Author:** ![JoshuaJonah](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/joshuajonah/32/1775_2.png) [@JoshuaJonah](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JoshuaJonah)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759/4 "2006-04-07T14:54:07Z")

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yes, but i am an idiot…🙂

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**Author:** ![g5604](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/54ee81/32.png) [@g5604](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/g5604)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759/5 "2006-04-07T15:16:54Z")

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ha! i am the one that had to ask :}

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**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 12:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disable-movieclip/184759/6 "2006-04-08T00:55:35Z")

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On the subject of idiots (just kidding :P), visible is spelt with an “i” 😉

```auto
myMc._visible = false;

```

🙂