# Fading external swfs in and out

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-external-swfs-in-and-out/208477>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 29, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-external-swfs-in-and-out/208477 "2006-11-29T04:17:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![baterax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@baterax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/baterax)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fading-external-swfs-in-and-out/208477/1 "2006-11-29T04:17:10Z")

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How?

I have the main swf with a container in it.  
I load the external SWFs via a mc\_menu in the main timeline, which contains the buttons.  
I’m doing it using LoadMovie.  
How do I fade them in and out?