# (F5)Is there a way to make the background of an SWF transparent? **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [May 9, 2003, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-is-there-a-way-to-make-the-background-of-an-swf-transparent/20503 "2003-05-09T09:36:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gabra53](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b19c9b/32.png) [@Gabra53](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gabra53)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2003, 9:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-is-there-a-way-to-make-the-background-of-an-swf-transparent/20503/1 "2003-05-09T09:36:15Z")
Hi guys, I was wondering if there’s a script to allow the background of any swf files to become invisible? i embedded the SWF in Dreamweaver and have the coding for the background to be transparent. When i vewed it on Internet Explorer on a PC, it works! but when its viewed on a MAC, it doesn’t!!! … So I presumed the problem lies either on different platforms or ??? Thanks!:hangover: ---
**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:** [May 9, 2003, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-is-there-a-way-to-make-the-background-of-an-swf-transparent/20503/2 "2003-05-09T13:17:47Z")
well that’s pretty much the size of it. The technique you used doesn’t work on Netscape and that’s that. There’s no way to get it to work on Netscape and there no other method of making the background transparent. Sorry 'bout that ---
**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:** [May 12, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/f5-is-there-a-way-to-make-the-background-of-an-swf-transparent/20503/3 "2003-05-12T02:42:18Z")
sad to hear that’s the truth but hey! thanks alot man!