# How to tell if the mouse is over the window?

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**Created:** [November 7, 2018, 2:12am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-tell-if-the-mouse-is-over-the-window/5285 "2018-11-07T02:12:11Z")\
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If you add “focused” to your overMyWindow if statement, then it should return only if the sketch is focused.

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