# Very simple mask help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-mask-help/294126>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [August 9, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-mask-help/294126 "2009-08-09T01:59:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![frostBite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c89c15/32.png) [@frostBite](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/frostBite)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2009, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/very-simple-mask-help/294126/1 "2009-08-09T01:59:59Z")

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Obviously I am very, very bad at as3 but I’m trying to get back into it… (used to do AS2 then took a super long break, now trying to pick up AS3)…

All i want to do is set a mask so Only the content inside of this rectangle mask will appear and nothing outside of it will.

any help? thanks a ton  
-frosty