# Why do Buttons Work Through All Layers?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-buttons-work-through-all-layers/294275>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 11, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-buttons-work-through-all-layers/294275 "2009-08-11T20:28:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![tygerzwoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@tygerzwoof](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tygerzwoof)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-do-buttons-work-through-all-layers/294275/1 "2009-08-11T20:28:08Z")

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Greetings Forum!

I hope someone can help answer this ridiculous question that I can’t seem to fix.  
I have a cascading/collapse flash menu.  
There are about 7 layers, each one of them a different page that slides and covers the other layers.  
My problem is, for some reason, all the buttons on the bottom layer (layer 1 for instance) can be clicked on even when the 6 other layers are ontop of it with their own links and buttons. How can I make it so all my buttons don’t shine through all the other layers. I can’t slide the layer away to get ride of the buttons because it is still partially viewed when the other layers are ontop of it. I can’t figure out why the buttons in layer one can be clicked in layer 2 when its on top of layer 1, or layer 3,4,5,6,7 when they are on top of layer 1-i assumed these layers would block out the buttons and links in the first layer(which is on the way bottom)

SO much appreciation for your help!