# Coordinates

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coordinates/13200
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [February 10, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coordinates/13200 "2003-02-10T08:13:21Z")
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### Author: ![Akuma21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Akuma21](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Akuma21)
#### Post date: [February 10, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coordinates/13200/1 "2003-02-10T08:13:21Z")

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How do i set the coordinates for a swf file i load?

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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: [February 10, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coordinates/13200/2 "2003-02-10T08:14:17Z")

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I usually use loadMovie() to load it to an empty movie clip, then put that empty movie clip on the stage where I want the upper left hand corner of the loaded movie to be at.