# Way to make objects not cover button hit area?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/way-to-make-objects-not-cover-button-hit-area/301231
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 5, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/way-to-make-objects-not-cover-button-hit-area/301231 "2009-12-05T17:31:14Z")
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#### Post date: [December 5, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/way-to-make-objects-not-cover-button-hit-area/301231/1 "2009-12-05T17:31:14Z")

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Hello. I’ve got a movie clip with a graphic on one layer, and a large button beneath it.

Of course, when the mouse rolls over the graphic, the button beneath it is not clickable.

Without going into all the reasons why I can’t incorporate the graphic into the button itself… is there a way in AS3 to programmatically make that graphic virtually “transparent” - so that it doesn’t interfere with the button’s rollover and hit states?

Thanks.

Steve