noobie AS question

[grinch]

Hey guys,
while reading the AS tutorials on kirupa, I came across the tutorial of _root.
I didn't understand the real main concept of _root.
Could someone please explain?
Don't get mad, just trying to learn :beam:
thanks

[grinch]

Aw cammarn, its for [mx]

[Adam]

Hey grinch.... _root refers to a movie's main timeline...If you put a movie clip with an instance name "box" you can target it with _root.box ..have a look at this link, it explains it better than I'll be able to.

http://www.actionscript.org/tutorials/beginner/paths/index.shtml

Adam

[grinch]

Alright, thanks a lot Adam.