# Flash Keyboard control help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-keyboard-control-help/256229>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 1, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-keyboard-control-help/256229 "2008-04-01T03:02:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![CARABAO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@CARABAO](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CARABAO)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-keyboard-control-help/256229/1 "2008-04-01T03:02:37Z")

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hello guys, i’ll be developing a guitar hero type of game in flash 8… this would be my first time to develop a game that is keyboard controlled… i wish to use the arrow keys of the keyboard for the controls. how do i set the keyboard arrow keys as controls?

i’ve checked the on (Keypress) and onKeyDown functions… can you please walk me through? thanks 🙂