# Animating a button

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-a-button/186771
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 24, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-a-button/186771 "2006-04-24T14:55:05Z")
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### Author: ![rinser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@rinser](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/rinser)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/animating-a-button/186771/1 "2006-04-24T14:55:05Z")

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Hello. This sounds (to me) so easy that i cant really belive im asking it , anyway here goes.  
I have a button already on the stage that when you (release) it, several things take place.  
I would like the button itself, when it is (release)d , to move to the right a little bit. So therefore, i want to animate it.  
How do i convert it to a movie ? do i need to ?  
when i ihave tried to convert to a movie, i cant seem to make it (stop), so on the .swf it just starts running through its different buttons states (flashing and doing all kinds of wickedness)

yes i did a search for this here and to no avail.

help please ! thanks !