# \[FMX\] Can you control graphic symbol properties with AS

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 25, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-can-you-control-graphic-symbol-properties-with-as/19216 "2003-04-25T11:26:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![dcell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d26b3c/32.png) [@dcell](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/dcell)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-can-you-control-graphic-symbol-properties-with-as/19216/1 "2003-04-25T11:26:28Z")

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Hi Does any one know if you can set and change different properties of a graphic symbol using AS? I know you can change MC’s and buttons.  
I also know that you can change graphic symbol properties using the prop inspector.  
I was thinking that since you can change properties like \_alpha in the Prop Inspector, how to you set and control them using AS.

thanks for the help

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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:** [April 25, 2003, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-can-you-control-graphic-symbol-properties-with-as/19216/2 "2003-04-25T11:36:06Z")

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nope  
you need to make it a movieclip

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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:** [April 25, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-can-you-control-graphic-symbol-properties-with-as/19216/3 "2003-04-25T11:38:04Z")

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Thanks,  
This answer will keep me from banging my head off the wall.

dcell

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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:** [April 25, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/fmx-can-you-control-graphic-symbol-properties-with-as/19216/4 "2003-04-25T12:26:07Z")

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All in all though it doesn’t matter if it’s an MC. MC’s can be used in place of Graphical symbol in any example I’ve seen in Flash.