# Disabling a movie clip behind another one

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-a-movie-clip-behind-another-one/295309>\
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**Created:** [August 27, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-a-movie-clip-behind-another-one/295309 "2009-08-27T23:02:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9d8465/32.png) [@Arelle](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Arelle)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-a-movie-clip-behind-another-one/295309/1 "2009-08-27T23:02:42Z")

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Hello yet again,

is it possible to disable a button behind a movie clip?

i have a page with buttons on the screen, but upon a trigger, a movie clip opens (sort of like a pop up) that covers most of the screen including the buttons. in this opened movie clip, there are more buttons (sort of like a mini game) but the trouble is that the buttons from behind are interfering. Also, when the movie clip/pop up is to be closed, i would like everything from before to be intact as it was before the pop up was opened. i have tried using alpha but am not happy with this approach. are there any other ways?

Arelle