# Moving 3 layers in Flash at the same time **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [February 8, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335 "2004-02-08T00:48:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mlkedave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mlkedave](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlkedave)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2004, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335/1 "2004-02-08T00:48:15Z")
I have three layers filled with movieclips and twins. I want to reposition all 3 layers at the same time (so they stay at their current position in relation to the other movieclips). When I say reposition I mean move all of the movieclips in the frames (in the 3 layers) around the canvas. I dont actually want to move the frames in the layers, i just want to change the position of the movieclips on the canvas, within the 3 layers. DOes anyone know how to highlight all of the movieclips (and tweens) and movie them all at the same time? Thanks for the help. Mike ---
**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 8, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335/2 "2004-02-08T00:58:39Z")
SHIFT-click the layer names: selects all frames in each…? Where do you want to move your stuff to, another layer, another frame…(insert frames might help…)? ---
**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 8, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335/3 "2004-02-08T01:11:18Z")
o sory for not specifing, i meant just moving the objects down or to the left. I don’t want to move the actual frames or layers, i just want to move the movieclip IN the actual frames or layers around the canvas… Any suggestions? ---
**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 8, 2004, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335/4 "2004-02-08T01:43:02Z")
Lock every layer except those 3 you want to move. Now select any of those 3 layers and hit ctrl+A to select everything. ---
**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 8, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335/5 "2004-02-08T03:06:05Z")
Thanks for the try claudio but it didn’t work ---
**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 8, 2004, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335/6 "2004-02-08T03:08:18Z")
Im pretty sure it works :-/ Did the ctrl+A to select everything work? ---
**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 8, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-3-layers-in-flash-at-the-same-time/42335/7 "2004-02-08T17:28:00Z")
yeah i tried it all, i just want to move the movieclips, not the actual frames… It does select all the frames when i use ur method but I still cant move the movieclips around. Thanks anyway Mike