# Effect tab problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-tab-problem/10682>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 5, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-tab-problem/10682 "2003-01-05T16:34:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ambrosia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@Ambrosia](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ambrosia)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-tab-problem/10682/1 "2003-01-05T16:34:17Z")

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I`m new with Flash, and I have problems using my effect tab.

Ex. I have a picture that I would like to fade off slowly. I inserted a keyframe to frame 10, and then I would like to go to the effect tab and select brighness from the drop down menu, but I can`t because the effect tab is all greyish. :hangover:

What do need to do so that I could use the tab?

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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:** [January 5, 2003, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-tab-problem/10682/2 "2003-01-05T16:59:31Z")

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Your picture has to be converted into a symbol!

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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:** [January 5, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-tab-problem/10682/3 "2003-01-05T22:03:28Z")

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It`s still not working… :\*(

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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:** [January 5, 2003, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/effect-tab-problem/10682/4 "2003-01-05T22:53:39Z")

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here is what i do to fade a picture for example ::

1.convert the picture to a graphic  
2.create a new movie clip  
3.edit the movie clip  
4.insert the graphic(picture) inside the movie clip  
5.in the first keyframe put the alpha of the graphic to 100%  
6. insert keyframe in keyframe 10  
7.set the alpha to the graphicin keyframe 10 to 0%  
8.righ click on key frame 5 and click “create motion tween”

i hope this helps u to achieve the cool fade affect 🙂