# Button trouble

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-trouble/57605>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 14, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-trouble/57605 "2004-07-14T16:26:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![babydata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@babydata](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/babydata)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2004, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-trouble/57605/1 "2004-07-14T16:26:52Z")

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hi,

I,ve just started learning flash. I found the lessons very helpful, and was able to create an animation. But I can’t seem to get the buttons to work. I can create buttons in the lessons workspace blindfolded now, but when opening a new movie from scratch, the buttons aren’t becoming ‘links’. I draw a shape, select it, make it a symbol with button behaviour, I do the over, hit etc. thing, but when returning to the movie workspace, they don’t become 'finger’mouse pointers like in the lessons workspace. What am I doing wrong???

Thanx in advance,

Babydata

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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 14, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-trouble/57605/2 "2004-07-14T19:45:43Z")

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ctrl \> enter?

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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 14, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-trouble/57605/3 "2004-07-14T19:53:17Z")

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yeah you won’t be able to test your movie until you make it a .swf file by hitting CTL\>Enter, or File\>Publish

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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 15, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-trouble/57605/4 "2004-07-15T12:28:56Z")

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thanx guys!! It works…

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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 15, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/button-trouble/57605/5 "2004-07-15T12:56:24Z")

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😉