# Trouble with symbol registration point

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-symbol-registration-point/251296>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [February 7, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-symbol-registration-point/251296 "2008-02-07T02:17:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ken\_Rogers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecc23a/32.png) [@Ken\_Rogers](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ken_Rogers)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-with-symbol-registration-point/251296/1 "2008-02-07T02:17:10Z")

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Have a look at my attached image. I created a square, then converted it to a graphic symbol. I set the registration point to “bottom right”.

![](http://www.preciouseffects.com/example.gif)

If you look in the image, you will see the registration crosshairs correctly shown at the bottom right corner of the square. However, the coordinate position of the square is based on it’s top left corner.

Why?

Ken