# Where to place this code to center images in an empty MC?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-place-this-code-to-center-images-in-an-empty-mc/235341
**Category:** programming
**Created:** [August 10, 2007, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-place-this-code-to-center-images-in-an-empty-mc/235341 "2007-08-10T11:32:54Z")
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### Author: ![klubjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@klubjohn](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/klubjohn)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2007, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/where-to-place-this-code-to-center-images-in-an-empty-mc/235341/1 "2007-08-10T11:32:54Z")

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Hi, and thanks to all of you guys in and around Kirupa!!!

I have horizontal and vertical images that I would like to center on stage in the empty MC. How to do that and can I use following code? In case - where to put it?

Where to put…

```auto
 
picture._x += (500-picture._width)/2;
picture._y += (400-picture._height)/2;

```

…in order to get images centered in/or around an empty MC which contain the following code:

```auto
 
 
function loadXML(loaded) {
if (loaded) {
xmlNode = this.firstChild;
image = [];
description = [];
total = xmlNode.childNodes.length;
for (i=0; i<total; i++) {
image* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[0].firstChild.nodeValue;
description* = xmlNode.childNodes*.childNodes[1].firstChild.nodeValue;
}
firstImage();
} else {
content = "file not loaded!";
}
}
xmlData = new XML();
xmlData.ignoreWhite = true;
xmlData.onLoad = loadXML;
xmlData.load("images.xml");
///////////////////////////////////// 
listen = new Object();
listen.onKeyDown = function() {
if (Key.getCode() == Key.LEFT) {
prevImage();
} else if (Key.getCode() == Key.RIGHT) {
nextImage();
}
};
Key.addListener(listen);
previous_btn.onRelease = function() {
prevImage();
};
next_btn.onRelease = function() {
nextImage();
};
///////////////////////////////////// 
p = 0;
this.onEnterFrame = function() {
filesize = picture.getBytesTotal();
loaded = picture.getBytesLoaded();
preloader._visible = true;
if (loaded != filesize) {
preloader.preload_bar._xscale = 100*loaded/filesize;
} else {
preloader._visible = false;
if (picture._alpha<100) {
picture._alpha += 10;
}
}
};
function nextImage() {
if (p<(total-1)) {
p++;
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}
}
}
function prevImage() {
if (p>0) {
p--;
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[p], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[p];
picture_num();
}
}
function firstImage() {
if (loaded == filesize) {
picture._alpha = 0;
picture.loadMovie(image[0], 1);
desc_txt.text = description[0];
picture_num();
}
}
function picture_num() {
current_pos = p+1;
pos_txt.text = current_pos+" / "+total;
}

```

Please HELP 🙂

Thank you and by for now…