# Polite Question Re. Flash 8

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/polite-question-re-flash-8/176410>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 23, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/polite-question-re-flash-8/176410 "2006-01-23T23:27:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![True\_Blue\_32](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3be4f8/32.png) [@True\_Blue\_32](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/True_Blue_32)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2006, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/polite-question-re-flash-8/176410/1 "2006-01-23T23:27:50Z")

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Hi,  
In flash 8 i beleive there are filters that can be used such as drop shadows and blur etc, but can somebody please tell me whether you can put drop shadows on boxe’s providing they are a movie clip or graphic symbols or do the drop shadows just work on text?

Many Thanks in advance.