# Text+Alpha help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-alpha-help/226275>\
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**Created:** [May 19, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-alpha-help/226275 "2007-05-19T16:24:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![JD77](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e56c9b/32.png) [@JD77](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JD77)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-alpha-help/226275/1 "2007-05-19T16:24:48Z")

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How can i make a duplicated movieclip that has a dynamic text inside have transparency?

OBJ.LOL.text = “LOL”;  
OBJ.alpha = .5;  
/// Won’t work.