# Buttons thru a mask?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-thru-a-mask/86778>\
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**Created:** [April 15, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-thru-a-mask/86778 "2005-04-15T14:17:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![InnellaDesign](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/0ea827/32.png) [@InnellaDesign](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/InnellaDesign)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-thru-a-mask/86778/1 "2005-04-15T14:17:43Z")

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I’m having maaajor difficulties…searched the forums for help already too. I knwo its got to be something easy but…

why can’t i get my buttons to link to another scene?? I tried \_root. and \_parent. and even \_this. but I really am not sure what they do…trying to understand the hierarchy but im an artist not a mathematician!!!

the whole movie is masked, could this be causing a problem?? also, the buttons have movies playing on the rollover…maybe i’ve created too many levels…

thanks.:ponder: