# Making a self contained SWF

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-self-contained-swf/32213>\
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**Created:** [October 3, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-self-contained-swf/32213 "2003-10-03T01:06:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![geko781](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ec9cab/32.png) [@geko781](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/geko781)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-a-self-contained-swf/32213/1 "2003-10-03T01:06:03Z")

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hello all i am trying to do something that seems to be very simple but i can’t figure it out. I want to make a swf file that when it come up and plays in the flashplayer it doesn’t have the controls(toolbar) at the top like(file,help…etc) and all that crap i just want a clean frame around my file so when the user opens this file up the only thing they see is a frame around my swf file…can someone help me PLEASE…THANKS