# Problem with masking
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 2, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240 "2002-10-02T15:37:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Andy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Andy)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2002, 3:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240/1 "2002-10-02T15:37:35Z")
In a banner I’m working on the Object that is suppose to appear behind the mask appears in front of it when published but not when I watch it on the fla.
I’m not good at explaining things. But if you download the fla I attached and goto file/publish preview/html then look at the symbol “andy” It’s prety obvious what the problem is. I would apprieciate it if someone can tell me what’s wrong.
-Thank You
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2002, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240/2 "2002-10-02T15:38:44Z")
Oops forgot to attach
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2002, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240/3 "2002-10-02T15:58:10Z")
You got right click the layer u wanna mask or the layer u wanna have the effect on and say “mask”…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240/4 "2002-10-02T16:02:13Z")
I already did that, thx anyway, if someone looks at the fla the problem will be more obvious. Can anyone help me out?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240/5 "2002-10-02T17:26:56Z")
You can’t mask text just like that.
2 solutions:[list][_]Embed the font[_]Break apart your text (twice)[/list]pom :asian:
We should put this in the AS tricks, don’t you think??
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240/6 "2002-10-02T17:31:44Z")
It works fine now, thx. What has this got to do with AS?
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 2, 2002, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-masking/6240/7 "2002-10-02T17:47:39Z")
You’re right, but it has to do with tricks. So let’s create a non-AS tricks section, yeah baby!!