# Can't "center" a movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-center-a-movie-clip/272633>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 7, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-center-a-movie-clip/272633 "2008-10-07T06:52:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![wally5256](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a5b964/32.png) [@wally5256](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/wally5256)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/cant-center-a-movie-clip/272633/1 "2008-10-07T06:52:08Z")

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I want to bring a swf onto the stage and center it(a flipping book program), and after the book is centered and opened, how do I keep it centered with an actionscript?