# How to make the background transparent?

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**Created:** [September 24, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-the-background-transparent/325058 "2011-09-24T06:23:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 24, 2011, 6:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-the-background-transparent/325058/1 "2011-09-24T06:23:55Z")

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Hi all i am newbie to flash cs5.

I have created simple animation file(sample.fla). It gives me .html and .swf file.

I am using .swf file in flex to display animation in webpage. what i want is when iam displaying this .swf file on webpage it has to be transparent. i.e the webpage contains some pictures those are displayed through the .swf file.

how to do that one. please help me…