# Things don't snap to the guides like I think they should

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**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [April 9, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/things-dont-snap-to-the-guides-like-i-think-they-should/327963 "2012-04-09T14:17:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![edowney](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4da419/32.png) [@edowney](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/edowney)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/things-dont-snap-to-the-guides-like-i-think-they-should/327963/1 "2012-04-09T14:17:08Z")

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I just started using Flash CS3 over the weekend. I have a fair amount of experience working with Photoshop so some parts of Flash weren’t a big stretch for me. What I seem to be having issues with is getting things to line up properly. I draw guides around the stage area but when I drag stuff over from the library they don’t seem to snap. I checked and I do have the checkbox checked for snap-to-guide but I’m just not seeing it happen.

I’m trying to make a background for a website where the background images change so the stage is 1024 x 650. What I end up with is an image sits still for the 20 seconds but when the fade happens the image appears to jump a few pixels because I couldn’t get the image in the tweening frames to be in the same spot. Very annoying. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.