# Help with x and y coordinates

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-x-and-y-coordinates/179245>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 18, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-x-and-y-coordinates/179245 "2006-02-18T00:21:41Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2006, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/help-with-x-and-y-coordinates/179245/1 "2006-02-18T00:21:41Z")

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Is there a simple way to determine the x and y coordinates of a nestled mc? Or better yet, is there a way to fors Flash to see “0, 0” as the top left most corner of the document? I there isn’t, is there a “reason” as to why nestles movie clips assume the top left of that movie clip is 0, 0?