# onMouseOver when mouse button held down

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmouseover-when-mouse-button-held-down/252616>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 21, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmouseover-when-mouse-button-held-down/252616 "2008-02-21T18:50:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 21, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/onmouseover-when-mouse-button-held-down/252616/1 "2008-02-21T18:50:05Z")

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Am I correct in understanding that the onMouseOver event doesn’t fire if the mouse button is clicked and held down prior to moving the mouse over the specified object?

If so, does anyone know of a way around this? Would I need to code something using hitTest to see if the mouse is over the specified object regardless of whether the button is down or not?