# Pause animation on mouse over

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-animation-on-mouse-over/237614
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [August 31, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-animation-on-mouse-over/237614 "2007-08-31T23:57:21Z")
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### Author: ![miglucky\_d5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ec9cab/32.png) [@miglucky\_d5](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/miglucky_d5)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2007, 11:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-animation-on-mouse-over/237614/1 "2007-08-31T23:57:21Z")

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Hi there…m very new to Flash…here’s my query:  
i have a photo animated to move horizontally left to right.  
i have added a rectengular mask on that…  
now i want the animation to pause when the mouse is over that rectengular area…  
what to do??  
plz tell me in a little detail…