# Transparent text box?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text-box/10089>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 24, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text-box/10089 "2002-12-24T03:25:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Alex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Alex](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Alex)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 3:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text-box/10089/1 "2002-12-24T03:25:51Z")

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I want to make the text boxes on my page transparent which i know how to do .

here is what i did.

i used the rectangle tool and i made it to fit my box

I did f8

Changed the alpha to what i wanted

now the rectangle loads when my main movie is going on ? how can i fix this so it works right on all of my pages?

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text-box/10089/2 "2002-12-24T04:25:01Z")

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???

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 4:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text-box/10089/3 "2002-12-24T04:26:21Z")

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Your rectangle loads when the frame plays that your rectangle is on.

I am not sure what you are trying to do.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text-box/10089/4 "2002-12-24T04:37:49Z")

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i want to make my text box transparent but this is what is happening. my text is fading as i use the alpha button and i dont know how to make it show up with the faded background…

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-text-box/10089/5 "2002-12-24T05:06:40Z")

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Well if you use static text in your text box, you can fade the actual text without the rectangle.