# Key movement

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/92936>\
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**Created:** [October 23, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/92936 "2003-10-23T15:20:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![macneilslt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/aeb1de/32.png) [@macneilslt](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/macneilslt)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/key-movement/92936/1 "2003-10-23T15:20:46Z")

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i’m using AS like

onClipEvent (enterFrame) {  
if (key.isdown(key.LEFT)) {  
\_x-= speed;  
}

to move an object left, what would LEFT be replaced with, to make the letter ‘a’ move the object left?