# Getting the Mouse Position

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-mouse-position/302510>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 2, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-mouse-position/302510 "2010-01-02T02:35:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nick23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/76d3ee/32.png) [@Nick23](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nick23)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-the-mouse-position/302510/1 "2010-01-02T02:35:28Z")

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Hello I am trying to get the mouse’s position even when it is outside of the flash window. How can I do this?  
stage.mouseX/Y only returns the mouse position on the stage, not when the mouse is outside. Is there another way?

Thank you!