# Buttons to control movieclips

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-to-control-movieclips/39827
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [January 11, 2004, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-to-control-movieclips/39827 "2004-01-11T22:50:37Z")
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### Author: ![Jmack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/57b2e6/32.png) [@Jmack](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Jmack)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2004, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-to-control-movieclips/39827/1 "2004-01-11T22:50:37Z")

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Heres what i got. I have an area of buttons that control an area to the side of it that bring up pics. So you click a button, it brings up a pic corresponding picture on the left. Im tired of making seperate SWFs, is there a way i can just make the button bring up a movie clip of just that picture