# Ignore the background

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ignore-the-background/50700>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 5, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ignore-the-background/50700 "2004-05-05T16:47:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![mucho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mucho](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mucho)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2004, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ignore-the-background/50700/1 "2004-05-05T16:47:43Z")

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Hi Everybody,

let’s say you have a background pattern defined in your HTML index page.  
Now is there a way to have FLash ignore the background when the swf is included in the page? (similar to when loading an mc into a dif. level)?

gracias and a la prochain,

m.