# Flash 8: Applying an effect to everything on the stage

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-applying-an-effect-to-everything-on-the-stage/187153>\
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**Created:** [April 27, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-applying-an-effect-to-everything-on-the-stage/187153 "2006-04-27T01:57:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheRiddler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f9ae1b/32.png) [@TheRiddler](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheRiddler)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-8-applying-an-effect-to-everything-on-the-stage/187153/1 "2006-04-27T01:57:42Z")

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Hey everybody,

I was just wondering whether or not it was possible to refer to all objects currently visible on the stage in Actionscript, be they images, text object, anything, to apply effects to. Is there some kind of a built-in method or constant or something?

Thanks in advance,  
TheRiddler