# Drag and drop hit target with highlight

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-hit-target-with-highlight/169250
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**Created:** [November 14, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-hit-target-with-highlight/169250 "2005-11-14T19:02:14Z")
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### Author: ![tgil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/90ced4/32.png) [@tgil](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tgil)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-hit-target-with-highlight/169250/1 "2005-11-14T19:02:14Z")

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I need help creating a drag and drop, that would have drop indicator that would let you  
know where you are dropping your movieClip BEFORE you actually drop it.  
This would be like in [www.start.com](http://www.start.com)  
when you start to drag a portlet (e.g. the Weather Forecast portlet), you get a red dotted box to let you know, this is where  
it’s going to land when you let go of the mouse.

I have accomplished the drag and drop, but I can’t seem to figure out how to create the  
highlited target area to let you know, this is where your item will land when you release the mouse.  
The animation in [www.start.com](http://www.start.com) is not necessary. I just interested in the red box highlight funtionality.

thanks  
tg