# Text effects

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-effects/45123
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [March 11, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-effects/45123 "2004-03-11T06:57:13Z")
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### Author: ![luthien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ccd318/32.png) [@luthien](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/luthien)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-effects/45123/1 "2004-03-11T06:57:13Z")

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Hi there,  
I have a problem with using effects on text in Flash MX.

Now, please don’t laugh - When I use a fade effect on a symbol of a graphic it works perfectly, but when I use the fade on a text symbol it doesn’t work…the text just stays there.

The same happens when I use text as a mask. The mask doesn’t work and the underlying image is displayed - can you please tell me what I’m doing wrong?😊