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Visually positioning sprites on the Stage

You can position sprites on the Stage by dragging them or by using the arrow keys.

To visually position a sprite on the Stage:

1 | Choose Window > Stage to display the Stage.
2 | Do one of the following on the Stage:
| Drag a sprite to a new position. Hold down Shift to constrain the movement to horizontal or vertical straight lines.
| Select a sprite and use the arrow keys to move the selected sprite 1 pixel at a time. Hold down Shift as you press an arrow key to move the selection 10 pixels at a time.

To visually position a sprite on the Stage during playback:

1 | Select a sprite that you want to position during playback.
2 | In the Sprite tab of the Property Inspector, click Moveable. See Displaying and editing sprite properties in the Property Inspector.
3 | Begin playing back the movie.
4 | On the Stage, drag the sprite to the new position.