# \[how2\] set a movieclip in \_level0

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 18, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how2-set-a-movieclip-in--level0/13831 "2003-02-18T18:53:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![sWo0p](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@sWo0p](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sWo0p)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how2-set-a-movieclip-in--level0/13831/1 "2003-02-18T18:53:48Z")

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I have a menu that is run bij action script now i need to put movieclip ontop of everyting… how does this work??

they sat you need to creat a new movieclip with an action and something with \_level 0 ???

:whistle: :+) :hair: :cyclops:

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how2-set-a-movieclip-in--level0/13831/2 "2003-02-18T19:03:44Z")

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who said wha?

what you can use is MovieClip.swapDepths(number). If your movieclip is named MyClip you would say

myClip.swapDepths(100);

or whatever number puts it over your menu. If you placed the menu on the screen yourself, using 1 instead of 100 would do just fine as well… though it depends on what you are talking about and where

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how2-set-a-movieclip-in--level0/13831/3 "2003-02-18T19:55:12Z")

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Well i tryed alot of diferent way to inplant this code you gave me but it just does’nt work ☹

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 8:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how2-set-a-movieclip-in--level0/13831/4 "2003-02-18T20:20:26Z")

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\_level0 is the base level.

simply load your movie in a level above 0 (such as 10)…

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how2-set-a-movieclip-in--level0/13831/5 "2003-02-19T08:42:15Z")

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weell what ever i try it just does’nt work… is it any trouble if a paste met FLA under a reply so somecan show me how?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how2-set-a-movieclip-in--level0/13831/6 "2003-02-19T08:51:41Z")

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there are several tutorials on this…

just do a search, and your code will be explained there.

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)