# X Y values question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-values-question/38687>\
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**Created:** [December 28, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-values-question/38687 "2003-12-28T06:11:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Node9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@Node9](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Node9)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-values-question/38687/1 "2003-12-28T06:11:46Z")

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when making a movie what is the easyest way of findins cord. values… and when you set and external file is it centering on the values you put in or is it starting at ther top right?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2003, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/x-y-values-question/38687/2 "2003-12-28T06:55:07Z")

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\_x and \_y are movieclip properties you can use the find the (x,y) coordinates.

When you load an external file to a movieclip, the external file attaches it’s upper left corner (well, to you it would be upper left) to the registration point of the clip you are loading to.