# Transparent Textfield

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-textfield/33659>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 22, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-textfield/33659 "2003-10-22T03:10:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Obelisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f475e1/32.png) [@Obelisk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Obelisk)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-textfield/33659/1 "2003-10-22T03:10:38Z")

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Hi All!

Well we are all now in the wonderfull of world of Flash MX 2004 components. I dragged a textfield and obviously it is not transparent. Does anyone know how to make the background as well as all 10,000 borders transparent in Flash Mx 2004 Pro.

Thanks much Appreciated

Obelisk

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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:** [October 22, 2003, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-textfield/33659/2 "2003-10-22T12:05:15Z")

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set the \_alpha to 0. Everything except the Text is transparent.

give the proper path.  
level.child.\_alpha=0

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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:** [October 22, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-textfield/33659/3 "2003-10-22T12:22:20Z")

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Thanks. I ended up just using the old mx dynamix text with no borders.

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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:** [October 22, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/transparent-textfield/33659/4 "2003-10-22T12:44:42Z")

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what kindof a look do u want then?? actually i’m lookig out for something 4 changing the color of the scrollbars?