# Alpha?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha/4717>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 17, 2002, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha/4717 "2002-08-17T10:59:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![neo7364](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bb73d2/32.png) [@neo7364](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/neo7364)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2002, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha/4717/1 "2002-08-17T10:59:04Z")

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Why is it that you can only change the alpha on certain objects?  
If i want to make, for example an imported image fade in or out, what do i have to do to it, so that it allows me to change the alpha?  
Thanks for any help you can give me  
David

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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:** [August 17, 2002, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/alpha/4717/2 "2002-08-17T13:17:02Z")

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easy enough. Alpha can be set through the effects panel on any “Button”, “Graphic symbol”, or “Movie Clip”.

keep in mind that a “tween” in the library is a default name given to an object which is created when one makes a motion tween. That is why you can set the “effect” alpha on motion tweened keyframes.

So… if you were looking to just set the alpha of say a jpg that you imported. Select it on the stage and hit F8.

You only have to pick “graphic” for it to work, but if you’d like to set the \_alpha of the object during run time, you’ll have to make it a movie clip so that it can have an “instance” name.