# New to flash

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-flash/265703>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 11, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-flash/265703 "2008-07-11T14:18:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eolian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Eolian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eolian)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-flash/265703/1 "2008-07-11T14:18:53Z")

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I just started trying to learn Flash for fun. I’m going through tutorials but can’t figure out how to make a movie clip an instance of another movie clip. I’m pretty sure this is a really simple question but I can’t figure it out.

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**Author:** ![snickelfritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@snickelfritz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/snickelfritz)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2008, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/new-to-flash/265703/2 "2008-07-11T16:37:56Z")

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Place the movieclip on stage.  
Option/alt-drag the movieclip; a duplicate is created.  
This duplicate is an instance of the original movieclip.