# Adding link to button w/ movie clip

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**Created:** [September 29, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-link-to-button-w-movie-clip/164222 "2005-09-29T12:35:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![deefsound](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e56c9b/32.png) [@deefsound](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deefsound)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/adding-link-to-button-w-movie-clip/164222/1 "2005-09-29T12:35:03Z")

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I am very new to flash so I’ll explain what I’ve done before I ask what My question is.  
I created a button by combining a gradiant rectangle and text\>convert to graphic\>convert to button\>dbl click on the now button\>selected ‘Over’ state\>convert to movie clip\>added animation to ‘Over’ state\>did the same with ‘Down’ state (using different animation).  
All of this works fine but I am totally stumped as how to add a hyperlink to it. I know how to do it with just a simple image ie draw circle\>convert to button\>Actions\>on (release) {  
getURL(“[http://www.mysite.com](http://www.mysite.com)”, “\_self”);  
}  
\>save\>publish preview HTML  
I think it might be where I am trying to add the hyperlink but I’m not sure.  
I even tried going to ‘Scene 1’ selecting the whole thing and converting that to a botton and then adding the Actionscript as above but no joy to that either.  
I would really appreciate any advice.  
Thanks  
Deefsound  
ps I have attched a swf of what I’ve done thus far.