# AS3: useHandcursor help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-usehandcursor-help/288478>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 16, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-usehandcursor-help/288478 "2009-05-16T12:21:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![surf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@surf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/surf)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/as3-usehandcursor-help/288478/1 "2009-05-16T12:21:14Z")

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why wont this work for a movie clip where \_mc is the stage on flash cs3 and dv\_mc is a movieclip on the stage?

\_mc.dv\_mc.useHandCursor = true;

when compiled , its still using the arrow for mouse cursor and not the hand…