# See movie clips in the main timeline?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/see-movie-clips-in-the-main-timeline/29452>\
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**Created:** [August 26, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/see-movie-clips-in-the-main-timeline/29452 "2003-08-26T23:06:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![trevorsaint](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/trevorsaint/32/268_2.png) [@trevorsaint](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/trevorsaint)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/see-movie-clips-in-the-main-timeline/29452/1 "2003-08-26T23:06:48Z")

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Is it possible to view the position of elements in the main timeline that are held within a movie clip. For example all elements must be at frame one in order to see the movie content. If A space was given in the movie clip, we would not be able to see the position of elements, hope all this makes sense, but is it possible.

I have navigational buttons held within a movie clip. The buttons come with a animation, and start at frame three in the movieclip, except I need to position this acurately with the rest of my design, but dont have a visual for this.

Hopefully someone can explain.

Trev

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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, 11:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/see-movie-clips-in-the-main-timeline/29452/2 "2003-08-26T23:29:35Z")

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just temporarily copy and paste in place the clip in frame 3 in frame 1 and use that to position it however you need, then delete it when done. 🙂 will that work?