How can I make a transparent square box swf file in flash cs4?

Hi,
I have one picture imported into flash cs4 and would like to make a rectangle box which should be transparent. Finally I will save it as .swf file for later use. But the box should be transparent (without any background). How can I do that? Please do help.
Thanks.

Hi just a shot in the dark..
Have you fiddled with movieclips and the alpha property?
Best regards
Peter

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