# Mouse tracking outside my swf

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-tracking-outside-my-swf/329555
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [September 13, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-tracking-outside-my-swf/329555 "2012-09-13T21:16:28Z")
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### Author: ![mldacosta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@mldacosta](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mldacosta)
#### Post date: [September 13, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/mouse-tracking-outside-my-swf/329555/1 "2012-09-13T21:16:28Z")

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Is there a way to make make my movie clip animate in the direction of my mouse movements outside of the swf regardless of where my mouse is located o the screen? So, if i move my mouse to the left the animation moves to the left, etc,