# Panel effects empty (Tried doing what was suggested)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/panel-effects-empty-tried-doing-what-was-suggested/3581>\
**Category:** programming\
**Created:** [January 20, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/panel-effects-empty-tried-doing-what-was-suggested/3581 "2002-01-20T21:06:39Z")\
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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 20, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/panel-effects-empty-tried-doing-what-was-suggested/3581/1 "2002-01-20T21:06:39Z")

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Hello everyone,  
I tried everything that was suggested in your replies.  
But still nothing worked, I should have been more clear in my question.  
This is what I am trying to accomplish in detail.

1. I imported a jpg file (an image) on to the stage.

2. Highlighted it, and then tried to apply fade effect on to the image. When I opened the effects panel, having my image highlighted, the panel came up empty.

There are no effects in the panel.  
Please 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:** [January 20, 2002, 9:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/panel-effects-empty-tried-doing-what-was-suggested/3581/2 "2002-01-20T21:33:10Z")

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Read my other post : you have to concert it into a symbol first (clip or graphic). Press F8 or Insert \> Convert to symbol.  
It works, I tried it.

pom

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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 20, 2002, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/panel-effects-empty-tried-doing-what-was-suggested/3581/3 "2002-01-20T21:39:26Z")

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Thanks everyone who replied.  
Finally with this last reply I was able accomplish what I was trying to do.

Thanks a lot once again.