# Drawing Board: Draw in MX tutorial

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-board-draw-in-mx-tutorial/1785
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 24, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-board-draw-in-mx-tutorial/1785 "2002-05-24T14:28:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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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: [May 24, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-board-draw-in-mx-tutorial/1785/1 "2002-05-24T14:28:00Z")

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Hi, I have just completed the tutorial and want to know if it is possible to contain the drawing within a defined area in the movie…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: [May 25, 2002, 6:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-board-draw-in-mx-tutorial/1785/2 "2002-05-25T06:08:08Z")

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yes it is. i haven’t seen that tutorial though.  
🙂  
jeremy

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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: [May 25, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/drawing-board-draw-in-mx-tutorial/1785/3 "2002-05-25T13:46:32Z")

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Yes it is. In the \_root.onMouseDown, you can do a if test to check where you are.

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