# Keeping my bg in Flash
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [November 27, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754 "2002-11-27T18:27:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@yorkshirepuddin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/yorkshirepuddin)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/1 "2002-11-27T18:27:13Z")
Hi,
I am wondering whether its possible to load a .swf into another .swf but retain the background.
Here’s my setup …
In my main movie I have an MC that external .swf’s are loaded into on nav button click. However, the whole site, probably, is going to have the same bg. So, rather than having to download the BG everytime, can I not just place the .swf on top transparent?
YP
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/2 "2002-11-27T18:39:14Z")
loaded movies automatically load with a transparent background.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/3 "2002-11-27T18:42:59Z")
You can do this.
Just try and you will see.
=)
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/4 "2002-11-27T18:52:24Z")
> \*Originally posted by lostinbeta \*
> \*\*loaded movies automatically load with a transparent background. \*\*
Not mine! 😛 If I place the bg within the MC external .swfs load into, once loaded the bg is just white.
Let me investigage.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/5 "2002-11-27T19:03:39Z")
Did it. I’m such a dunce sometimes! :-\
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/6 "2002-11-27T19:12:36Z")
Aren’t we all?
:crazy:
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/7 "2002-11-27T20:44:10Z")
I am like at least 56% of the time! =) or 65 times a day… which ever comes first lol
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 27, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/keeping-my-bg-in-flash/8754/8 "2002-11-27T20:45:18Z")
lol =) :evil: :pirate: