# Help with mouseover event

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-mouseover-event/207759>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 21, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-mouseover-event/207759 "2006-11-21T08:43:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![hellraiser\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@hellraiser\_rob](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/hellraiser_rob)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2006, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-mouseover-event/207759/1 "2006-11-21T08:43:28Z")

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Hi all,

i’ve recently started looking at flash, after being fairly handy with photoshop and css for a while.

i’ve got a small problem after following one of the excellent tutorials on this site, i hope this is the correct place to post…

The tutorial was this one: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button\_effect.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx2004/button_effect.htm)

From the attached file you can see the problem, which is that there is a mouseover happening when the mouse is held over the shadow as well as the button. Is there a way for the event to only fire if the mouse is only over gr\_button, and not mc\_complex2.

I realise the solution is probably easy and i’ll get flamed for my ignorance, and for this i apologise.

Many thanks in advance

Rob