# Drag and Drop to grid with Snap to and Text Handles

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-to-grid-with-snap-to-and-text-handles/173849>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [December 30, 2005, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-to-grid-with-snap-to-and-text-handles/173849 "2005-12-30T07:37:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![brookd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@brookd](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/brookd)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop-to-grid-with-snap-to-and-text-handles/173849/1 "2005-12-30T07:37:21Z")

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Hi Everybody,

I’m tackling a new project and I can’t figure out where to start! The app allows the user to drag images from a libray onto a grid and position the elements within the grid. The user can also drag textfields which can be edited and resized.

The grid needs to have some sort of snap-to, to make it easier for the user to line up the elements. And then I need to create resize handles around both the editable text fields and the other mc’s. Has anyone seen a tutorial or can anyone help me with?

1. Drag and drop with a snap to grid
2. Resize handles for mc’s, and inparticular textfields

In the end, I need to be able to track all of the x and y’s of the elements on stage and then be able to rebuild their layout when it is loaded in a subsequent session. I’m sure this is going to be difficult. What do you think?

Brook