# Moving "\_root"?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving--root/280377>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [January 26, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving--root/280377 "2009-01-26T22:44:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ph03nix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a8b319/32.png) [@Ph03nix](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ph03nix)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving--root/280377/1 "2009-01-26T22:44:34Z")

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I just recently began migrating from AS2 to AS3, and I have of course realized that I can no longer move the “\_root” by changing the \_x and \_y positions of the \_root (which no longer exists in AS3). How can I do this in AS3 (specifying \_x, \_y, \_z possibly of the “\_root”)?