# Modifying the Preloader

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-the-preloader/312793>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 12, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-the-preloader/312793 "2010-08-12T17:20:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Smoochface](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Smoochface](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Smoochface)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/modifying-the-preloader/312793/1 "2010-08-12T17:20:20Z")

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Hello, I have a 4MB flash app that I am trying to add a preloader to, Flash has some default thing, an ellipsis (…), that runs right now. I don’t know how to disable that so that I can add my own. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I am running Flash CS5