# Question about attachMovie

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-attachmovie/2555>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 10, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-attachmovie/2555 "2002-06-10T18:10:20Z")\
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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:** [June 10, 2002, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-attachmovie/2555/1 "2002-06-10T18:10:20Z")

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I’ve learned how to put Movie Clips on my stage using the attachMovie command, but they always appear in the upper left corner of the screen. How can I get them to appear in a predetermined area of the stage, without having to edit the Movie Clip itself??

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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:** [June 10, 2002, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-attachmovie/2555/2 "2002-06-10T20:08:17Z")

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mike,\r\rattachMovie will return a reference to the newly attached clip:

```auto
 \r\rmc = _root.attachMovie("sqr","sqr1",1);\r\rmc._x = 300;\r\rmc._y = 300;

```

\rthat should do what you’re looking for.