# AS3 addChild HELP!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addchild-help/302412
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [December 29, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addchild-help/302412 "2009-12-29T23:52:33Z")
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### Author: ![gamiensrule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gamiensrule](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/gamiensrule)
#### Post date: [December 29, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-addchild-help/302412/1 "2009-12-29T23:52:33Z")

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I’m trying to figure out how to use addChild to place a movie clip. I’ve got it working, but I can’t get it to load in the bottom level of the movie. No matter what I do, it seems to load on top of everything else. I’m definately a newbie with AS3, and had only a little experience with AS2, but the load / unload movie seemed so much easier than this. Can anyone give me some detailed help ? I’ve found tutorials on addChild, but none of them specify how to load into a specific layer/level.

Here’s what I’ve been using…

var contact:BGcontactMCin = new BGcontactMCin();  
addChild(contact);  
contact.x=495;  
contact.y=350;

Thanks.