# Moving Whole Motion Tweens

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**Created:** [July 9, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-whole-motion-tweens/186 "2002-07-09T04:49:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kappow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Kappow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Kappow)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-whole-motion-tweens/186/1 "2002-07-09T04:49:00Z")

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Hey Guys,

I’m new to Flash, so fogive me if this is a super easy problem to solve, but I just can’t figure it out… ☹

So, I created a set of hexagons all on their own layers, all separate buttons. They fade in as the animation plays. However, I don’t like where they are positioned on the stage, so I want to move them all as a whole.

But the problem is, whenever I try to move them, the end of their animation moves to the spot I want them, but the begining doesn’t. So this creates undisired movement as the hexagons move from their original spot to the new spot.

I also realize that motion tweens are probably not the best way to deal with animation, but I don’t know enough ActionScript to deal with animations any other way.

Thanks in Advance  
-Kappow

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**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:** [July 9, 2002, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-whole-motion-tweens/186/2 "2002-07-09T06:30:44Z")

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at the bottom of the timeline window there’s a button “edit multiple frames”. toggle it, set the “onion markers” to encompass the whole tween, select everything you want to move, and move it.

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**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:** [July 9, 2002, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-whole-motion-tweens/186/3 "2002-07-09T13:51:17Z")

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another way which is much more inferiour to breeners but u could just remove he tween and delet he lat keyframe then just move the first to where u want it insert ur secong keyframe and it will go where u want it change ur alpha etc and tween it again

-Tom

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**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:** [July 9, 2002, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/moving-whole-motion-tweens/186/4 "2002-07-09T15:48:30Z")

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another way is to nest your tweens within another movie (as a movie clip, and apply the motion tween to the clip.

hope this helps some.