# Symbol to load picture into

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/symbol-to-load-picture-into/269641
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 30, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/symbol-to-load-picture-into/269641 "2008-08-30T00:30:57Z")
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### Author: ![Terry\_elekes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Terry\_elekes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Terry_elekes)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2008, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/symbol-to-load-picture-into/269641/1 "2008-08-30T00:30:57Z")

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When I make a symbol to load a .jpg into it works fine. But what I do not understand is if I would edit the symbol and add a layer and put a graduate fill over on that layer it does not work but if I would make a new layer on the main time line it works. Why is this?