# Controlling movement w/ arrows

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movement-w-arrows/26557>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 24, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movement-w-arrows/26557 "2003-07-24T02:59:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yeldarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/51bf81/32.png) [@Yeldarb](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yeldarb)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movement-w-arrows/26557/1 "2003-07-24T02:59:05Z")

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i read the tutorial, and was wondering if there was a way to move something with two buttons being pressed at the same time ie pushing right and up make the object move on the x access 5 and the y access -5

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movement-w-arrows/26557/2 "2003-07-24T03:23:12Z")

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On your movie clip[AS]onClipEvent (load) {  
speed = 5;  
}  
onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (Key.isDown(Key.UP) && Key.isDown(Key.RIGHT)) {  
\_x += speed;  
\_y -= speed;  
}  
}[/AS]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movement-w-arrows/26557/3 "2003-07-24T03:23:39Z")

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thanks claudio 🙂

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/controlling-movement-w-arrows/26557/4 "2003-07-24T03:33:23Z")

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No problem :thumb: