# Buttons with Dynamic Text Labels
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-dynamic-text-labels/59112
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 28, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-dynamic-text-labels/59112 "2004-07-28T15:49:48Z")
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### Author:  [@drumnbassXX](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/drumnbassXX)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-dynamic-text-labels/59112/1 "2004-07-28T15:49:48Z")
I think its fairly self explanitory, but Im looking for a tutorial or a simple script to reuse a movieclip, with a dynamic text field inside. I have the script to place all of the clips but I can’t get the labels to be places. I have the actionscript on the timeline frame one. Would it look something like this:
navButton1.nav\_text= “home”;
Am I way off…
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2004, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-dynamic-text-labels/59112/2 "2004-07-28T16:18:20Z")
You’re almost dead-on.
Just copy/paste each MC instance that contains a dynamic text field we’ll call “myText”. Give each button instance on the stage a name, we’ll go with “button1MC” and “button2MC” for this example.
Then, on the first frame your buttons appear add:
```auto
button1MC.onLoad = function() {
this.myText.text = "Button Text";
}
button2MC.onLoad = function() {
this.myText.text = "More Button Text";
}
```
Just change instance names and text to suit your needs – I think you get the idea. 😉