# Drag and drop

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop/221990>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 9, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop/221990 "2007-04-09T23:17:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![lollerskates](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@lollerskates](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lollerskates)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drag-and-drop/221990/1 "2007-04-09T23:17:55Z")

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Hi. I’ve been working with this tutorial: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/dragdrop.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/actionscript/dragdrop.htm) - and it works a treat, so thanks! My problem tho is that I want to make this entire drag and drop as a movie clip so I can place it in my main timeline. When I do this, it doesn’t work - and I know it’s because of the “\_root” - I just don’t know how to fix it.

I’ve got the brush working in that it can be dragged and dropped, by using “\_parent” instead of “\_root” but it doesn’t make the computer change colour.

I’ve been pulling my hair out over this for hours now so some help would really be appreciated!! :wt:

Thanks!