# \[Flash8\] Need Help to check and detect if mouse is out

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-help-to-check-and-detect-if-mouse-is-out/272825
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 8, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-help-to-check-and-detect-if-mouse-is-out/272825 "2008-10-08T18:43:42Z")
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### Author: ![hamsilustrator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ee59a6/32.png) [@hamsilustrator](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hamsilustrator)
#### Post date: [October 8, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flash8-need-help-to-check-and-detect-if-mouse-is-out/272825/1 "2008-10-08T18:43:42Z")

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Hello!  
I´m starting with actionscript, and I need help creating a script to detect when the the mouse pointer is no longer on a certain area (or “mc” area if we use one as an area reference ).please help me.

It´s a drop down menu and the problem is when the mouse passes really fast, the menus do not hide back.  
For a solution, I thought of an action that would check and if the menu was still open after the mouse was out,and then trigger an action to hide it back.