# Buttons to play and stop movie clips

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-to-play-and-stop-movie-clips/179736
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**Created:** [February 22, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-to-play-and-stop-movie-clips/179736 "2006-02-22T17:31:30Z")
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### Author: ![xspongeyx](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/xspongeyx/32/2066_2.png) [@xspongeyx](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/xspongeyx)
#### Post date: [February 22, 2006, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-to-play-and-stop-movie-clips/179736/1 "2006-02-22T17:31:30Z")

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hey i know this may be a very basic question, but how do you go about making a button ply and stop a movie clip you imported into flash.

I am doing a project for family guy at college, and am inserting various clips from the series

thanks