Mouse over a certain place to get text

[a_modified_dog]

use the Mouse.addListener method

example - button at x:50, y:50, width:100, height:50
main timeline code -

var mouseListener:Object = new Object();

mouseListener.onMouseMove = function() {
if((_xmouse>50 && _xmouse<150) && (_ymouse>50 && _ymouse<100)){
trace("show text");
}
};

Mouse.addListener(mouseListener); 

btn.onRelease = function(){ trace("button");}