# Anchors

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anchors/280762>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 31, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anchors/280762 "2009-01-31T14:21:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![dmwilliams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bc8723/32.png) [@dmwilliams](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dmwilliams)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2009, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/anchors/280762/1 "2009-01-31T14:21:27Z")

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Hi, I am new to the forum and relatively new to Flash and have come across a problem while following a tutorial online. The instruction is:

\*We will create a gradient fill that fades in and out to emulate the flicker effect, go Window\>Color Mixer or press Shift+F9 to show the color mixing panel. Set the gradient type to Radial, and create three anchors on the color bar as shown below in the screenshot.  
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I am having trouble with the anchoring part as I am not sure what it means exactly, I have looked on some flash help sites with no solution so it would be great if someone could assist me.

Thanks