# Load image into existing clip - how?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-into-existing-clip-how/70255>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 11, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-into-existing-clip-how/70255 "2004-11-11T22:49:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tinuviel](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/tinuviel/32/497_2.png) [@Tinuviel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Tinuviel)\
**Post date:** [November 11, 2004, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/load-image-into-existing-clip-how/70255/1 "2004-11-11T22:49:48Z")

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So I looked at this tutorial: [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/loading.htm)…

So how do I just import a library item into an already existing movie clip (it has a background colour to show an empty square on my stage before the image is loaded into it)?

I’m using “loadMovie” and it tells me it can’t find the image in my folders - but I want it to load from the library, not from an external URL.

Thanks for any help!