# Flash MX ActionScript: Beginner needs help with "movement follow mouse"!

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-actionscript-beginner-needs-help-with-movement-follow-mouse/175486
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 14, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-actionscript-beginner-needs-help-with-movement-follow-mouse/175486 "2006-01-14T23:22:05Z")
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### Author: ![Yiren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Yiren](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yiren)
#### Post date: [January 14, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash-mx-actionscript-beginner-needs-help-with-movement-follow-mouse/175486/1 "2006-01-14T23:22:05Z")

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Hi, I am new to the forum. I was asked to create something similar to what’s on [[COLOR=#800080]http://www.schech.net/de/start.html[/COLOR]](http://www.schech.net/de/start.html). (Skip the intro and click on #1 Slide). This nice flash has a highlighted bar that moves horizontally with the mouse movement, while the background image move vertically too. Does anyone have any idea how they did this? I have limited knowledge on ActionScipt. I have searched everywhere and only found several tutorials like moving a circle mask with mouse movement. I am desperate.

If anyone can share his expertise, I’d appreciate it!

Yiren:hr:

BTW, any recommendation on a good, easy book on ActionScript for beginners?