# Simple workflow question with alignment

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-workflow-question-with-alignment/307018>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 26, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-workflow-question-with-alignment/307018 "2010-03-26T08:12:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![jontyc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb9ed0/32.png) [@jontyc](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jontyc)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2010, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-workflow-question-with-alignment/307018/1 "2010-03-26T08:12:00Z")

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Imagine a movieclip which is a balloon inflating.

You place the movieclip on the main stage. You wish to put a thumbtack on the main stage also, positioned so it touches the balloon when it’s fully inflated.

But the balloon movieclip is sitting at frame 1 where it is deflated. How can I lock the balloon movieclip to a later frame where the balloon is inflated, so I can appropriately position the thumbtack?

Thanks - this one has bothered me for ages.