# How to make SWF active without clicking on it?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-swf-active-without-clicking-on-it/283428
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 5, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-swf-active-without-clicking-on-it/283428 "2009-03-05T23:56:37Z")
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### Author: ![endy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f19dbf/32.png) [@endy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/endy)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-swf-active-without-clicking-on-it/283428/1 "2009-03-05T23:56:37Z")

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Hi-

I am embedding an swf into an html page using the same code that flash outputs when you publish your movie. I want to be able interact with the movie without clicking on it but it seems that I HAVE to click before I can interact via the keyboard.

This is happening when I view the automatically generated HTML page in FireFox v. 3.0.6

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!