# Animated buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-buttons/3212>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 8, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-buttons/3212 "2001-01-08T05:25:32Z")\
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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 8, 2001, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-buttons/3212/1 "2001-01-08T05:25:32Z")

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I know how to animate buttons, what i want to find out how to do is when I click on the button I want it to animate, and then stay in that last frame of animation until I click it again, what would be the easiest way to do this?

Also I was wondering if you could direct me to an EASY TO UNDERSTAND tutorial for making my own date/time counters as all the ones I have found are either cryptic or vague.  
Thanks!

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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 8, 2001, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animated-buttons/3212/2 "2001-01-08T21:21:39Z")

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Hello,  
The best method I can think of would be to use Tell Target to command a button to go to and Play when rollOver(ed) by the mouse. You can find a tutorial on Tell Target right here: [www.kirupa.com/developer/…target.asp](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/telltarget.asp)

I hope that helps. If you have any further questions or comments, please don’t hesitate to reply back.

Regards,  
Kirupa Chinnathambi  
[kirupa@kirupa.com](mailto:kirupa@kirupa.com)