# .swf not importing properly?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-importing-properly/177751>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 4, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-importing-properly/177751 "2006-02-04T20:56:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Inkies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@Inkies](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Inkies)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/swf-not-importing-properly/177751/1 "2006-02-04T20:56:01Z")

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(I know this is a repeat thread but I’m unable to find the original)

Basically I’ve made an image in Illustrator and saved it as a .swf. But when I go to import it into Flash, the left hand side turns into a rectangle and flattens out of shape.

I’m not sure why it’s doing this. Any suggestions?