# Visibility of Graphic (symbol)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visibility-of-graphic-symbol/199757>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 5, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visibility-of-graphic-symbol/199757 "2006-09-05T18:40:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mkohne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@mkohne](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mkohne)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/visibility-of-graphic-symbol/199757/1 "2006-09-05T18:40:29Z")

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Is there anyway to control the visibility of a graphic (symbol) without converting it to a movieclip? I need the the symbol to function as a graphic rather than a mc but I need to control the visibility of it.

Thanks for the help.