# Detect mouse click without clicking on a button or movieclip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-mouse-click-without-clicking-on-a-button-or-movieclip/94763>\
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**Created:** [November 16, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-mouse-click-without-clicking-on-a-button-or-movieclip/94763 "2003-11-16T15:26:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ranoka](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/ranoka/32/265_2.png) [@Ranoka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ranoka)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-mouse-click-without-clicking-on-a-button-or-movieclip/94763/1 "2003-11-16T15:26:39Z")

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Hi,  
I’ve got the mouse pointer as a torch, and I want it to be turned on and off when the user clicks the mouse, but I can’t figure out how to detect the mouse click when the user isn’t clicking on a movieclip or button.

Thanks for any help!

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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:** [November 16, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-mouse-click-without-clicking-on-a-button-or-movieclip/94763/2 "2003-11-16T15:57:47Z")

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Hey…I made a little example…I think this is what your looking for?

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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:** [November 16, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-mouse-click-without-clicking-on-a-button-or-movieclip/94763/3 "2003-11-16T16:06:26Z")

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Thats exactly what I want to do! so you put the on(release) script inside the movieclip on a button!

Thanks for all the effort you put in 🙂

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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:** [November 16, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/detect-mouse-click-without-clicking-on-a-button-or-movieclip/94763/4 "2003-11-16T16:07:33Z")

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no problem…yup invisible buttons are handy :D!