# Question about outlines on MovieClips and whatnot

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-outlines-on-movieclips-and-whatnot/29280>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 25, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-outlines-on-movieclips-and-whatnot/29280 "2003-08-25T07:10:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gwocker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gwocker](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Gwocker)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-outlines-on-movieclips-and-whatnot/29280/1 "2003-08-25T07:10:52Z")

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You know how MovieClips and Buttons and Graphics all have that blue outline boxed around them? Well, does anyone here know how to make the outline fit the outline of the actual shape of the object rather than box around it? Thanks in advance for any help 🙂

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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:** [August 26, 2003, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/question-about-outlines-on-movieclips-and-whatnot/29280/2 "2003-08-26T03:49:17Z")

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Why you want to do that?  
:cyclops: