# I\`ll try to explain what I mean

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244>\
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**Created:** [June 27, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244 "2003-06-27T18:19:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fatalix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e480ec/32.png) [@Fatalix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Fatalix)\
**Post date:** [June 27, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244/1 "2003-06-27T18:19:14Z")

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Alright.  
Lets say i have an image, as my background. Just an image.  
Now, when I press a button, its starts loading a simple nav. bar.  
With some txt on it (with links). Now, what I want, it that the ‘nav bar’ where the txt is on, that its transparant, so u see the background image trough it.

Here is an example of what I mean :  
[Example here](http://users.skynet.be/specialist/example.swf)

I used the search button before i posted, but didn`t really work lol.  
I tryed transparant and glass nav bars lol.

Thx in advance.

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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:** [June 27, 2003, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244/2 "2003-06-27T18:21:40Z")

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click on the shape of the nav, make it a movie clip or a graphic symbol, and then you can set the alpha to transparent, which is usally around 50. 🙂

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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:** [June 27, 2003, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244/3 "2003-06-27T19:44:23Z")

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Where do i find that friggin’alpha button =/

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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:** [June 27, 2003, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244/4 "2003-06-27T19:45:48Z")

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Select your movie clip.  
Properties Panel -\> Select Alpha on the drop down menu

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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:** [June 27, 2003, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244/5 "2003-06-27T20:56:44Z")

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Yop, danke, works 😃

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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:** [June 27, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-ll-try-to-explain-what-i-mean/24244/6 "2003-06-27T21:00:51Z")

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=)