# Buttons in my MCs don't work

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-my-mcs-dont-work/16859>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 29, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-my-mcs-dont-work/16859 "2003-03-29T02:23:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![milo56279](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@milo56279](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/milo56279)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-my-mcs-dont-work/16859/1 "2003-03-29T02:23:16Z")

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How come my buttons that are in movie clips will only do stuff in that movie clip? I can only tell them to go to certain frames in the movie clip, and not in another. Is there any way I can make it so the buttons in my movie clips will go to a certain frame of Scene 1 or even do anything else???  
Thanks,  
Matthew

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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:** [March 29, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-my-mcs-dont-work/16859/2 "2003-03-29T02:50:12Z")

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use frame names and that will get you well on your way.

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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:** [March 29, 2003, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-in-my-mcs-dont-work/16859/3 "2003-03-29T09:39:44Z")

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Electrongeek showed me that you can use this for frame names and MC instances:  
[AS]  
on(press){  
\_root.instancename.gotoAndPlay(frame);  
}  
[/AS]

I like it.  
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