# Disabling all background items

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-all-background-items/78309>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 3, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-all-background-items/78309 "2005-02-03T14:10:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![clinch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/958977/32.png) [@clinch](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/clinch)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/disabling-all-background-items/78309/1 "2005-02-03T14:10:37Z")

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Hi. I’m hoping this is an easy question.  
In my flash app, I’m displaying a warning message with a button on the message (similar to an Alert message).

Anyways, how can I disable all background items so that the user can’t interact with them while the warning is on the screen?