# Adding a link to a flash button

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 23, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864 "2003-01-23T13:25:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![sykes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sykes](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sykes)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864/1 "2003-01-23T13:25:52Z")

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I know, it’s probably staring right at me but i can’t seem to add a link to my flash button. When i open up the actions thingy it just say ‘action cannot be applied to selection’ or something like that…

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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:** [January 23, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864/2 "2003-01-23T13:49:47Z")

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why so?  
just draw the button, select it, convert it to a symbol(make any cganges if necessary), select it and open the actions panel! and it’s not working?

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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:** [January 23, 2003, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864/3 "2003-01-23T13:54:30Z")

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well i kinda knew all dat but i was trying to apply the action on the ‘down’ phase of the button… it’s sorted now, i just typed the ‘on release’ code… thanks all d same - nice logo btw.

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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:** [January 23, 2003, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864/4 "2003-01-23T14:01:01Z")

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look at that, already trouble shooting for himself 🙂

nice to meet you and welcome to Kirupa!

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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:** [January 23, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864/5 "2003-01-23T14:02:36Z")

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cheerz me ol frooty!! u got a nice logo too - i want one now… let me go create…

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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:** [January 23, 2003, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864/6 "2003-01-23T14:11:35Z")

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you mean like on(press) ?

on(press) \<-- press means that the actions wil be triggered once the button has been pressed down  
on(release) \<— release  
so your actions should look somewhat like this:

on(press) {  
\<bla bla bla\>  
}

:o

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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:** [January 23, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-a-link-to-a-flash-button/11864/7 "2003-01-23T14:20:28Z")

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yes mate, cheerz, i’v made a note of dat…