# How do I position an external swf being loaded?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-position-an-external-swf-being-loaded/286078>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 9, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-position-an-external-swf-being-loaded/286078 "2009-04-09T17:21:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![CoreyC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e0b2c6/32.png) [@CoreyC](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/CoreyC)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-do-i-position-an-external-swf-being-loaded/286078/1 "2009-04-09T17:21:19Z")

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I have an external swf loading on a button and it appears at the bottom right corner of my main, this is a problem cuz its about the same size as my main and so its cut off the screen. Is there a way to position the X and Y coords when it loads?  
Any help would be greatly appreciated thx.