# Button states in Flash MX

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-states-in-flash-mx/832
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 31, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-states-in-flash-mx/832 "2002-07-31T13:56:28Z")
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### Author: ![willemse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/85f322/32.png) [@willemse](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/willemse)
#### Post date: [July 31, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-states-in-flash-mx/832/1 "2002-07-31T13:56:28Z")

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I am building a navigation menu with flash but how can I change button states when someone holds his mouse over the button or clicks on it.

Thank you

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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: [July 31, 2002, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-states-in-flash-mx/832/2 "2002-07-31T14:03:54Z")

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check out the properties of the button, the states are in there. For more flexibility, use actionscript.