# Making layers not transparent
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-layers-not-transparent/2376
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [April 13, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-layers-not-transparent/2376 "2002-04-13T13:56:13Z")
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-layers-not-transparent/2376/1 "2002-04-13T13:56:13Z")
Is there a way? Say I have two layers with a square in each of them. They are on top of each other but I only want the top-layer to show. How can I prevent the bottom layer of showing through the top-layer? I want it to gradually show when the top-layer/square slides off.
Thanks
Achnor
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-layers-not-transparent/2376/2 "2002-04-13T14:39:07Z")
you could just create another layer below the one you want to show, above the one you want to hide, and place a square of fill on that layer.
layers themselves though must be transparent.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [April 13, 2002, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-layers-not-transparent/2376/3 "2002-04-13T16:49:32Z")
Thanks, but that will only make it more complicated since I wan’t the lowest layer to come into as the top-layer slides off.
The funny thing is that I’ve made a movieclip where I do this sliding thing and when I hit enter to preview the movie it works great. Then, when I insert the movieclip in the main timeline all the layers in the movie are suddenly transparent!?
I find this very illogical, why should they behave differently?
Any ideas?
Achnor