# Guurrrr, ok, then how do i make things transpernt in flash?

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**Created:** [September 9, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guurrrr-ok-then-how-do-i-make-things-transpernt-in-flash/5389 "2002-09-09T22:26:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Nikion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@Lord\_Nikion](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Lord_Nikion)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guurrrr-ok-then-how-do-i-make-things-transpernt-in-flash/5389/1 "2002-09-09T22:26:27Z")

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how do i make things transpernt in flash? As in making colored objects the transpernt color…

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**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:** [September 9, 2002, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guurrrr-ok-then-how-do-i-make-things-transpernt-in-flash/5389/2 "2002-09-09T22:48:17Z")

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i think you convert what you want to a symbol, then select it with the arrow tool and look at the properties change the alpha to whatever you want…

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**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:** [September 9, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guurrrr-ok-then-how-do-i-make-things-transpernt-in-flash/5389/3 "2002-09-09T23:38:45Z")

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you can also access that property via action script like this:

\_root.mcName.\_alpha

Peace

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**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:** [September 9, 2002, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guurrrr-ok-then-how-do-i-make-things-transpernt-in-flash/5389/4 "2002-09-09T23:40:55Z")

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yes thats how you do it, mind you im having problems with it myself, after setting the Alpha to 0, the “invisible” button appears blury… not sure how to get it right…

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**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:** [September 9, 2002, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/guurrrr-ok-then-how-do-i-make-things-transpernt-in-flash/5389/5 "2002-09-09T23:49:01Z")

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i don’t want the hole thing invisable, just some things invisable, like the back ground on the scrole plane…