# Buttons with Text? (simple question)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-text-simple-question/7279>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 27, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-text-simple-question/7279 "2002-10-27T10:40:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![byis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@byis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/byis)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-text-simple-question/7279/1 "2002-10-27T10:40:27Z")

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OK, this is so simple but I cant figure it out. Im trying to create a button with text – pretty simple huh 🙂 – and I swear this has worked for me in the past. However when im trying to do it now the text on the button is not selectable – as if Flash thinks it is layered on top of the button. It must be the order of how im doing things, but I have tried multiple ways. So whats the correct way to add text to a button?

- Tried creating object, adding text, and then converting to button.
- Tried Inserting new object -\> button and creating button w/text.

Hey, I did finally get the hang of adding MC to button to create advanced button though – would think that adding text would be no problem…

Thanks for the help!

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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:** [October 27, 2002, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons-with-text-simple-question/7279/2 "2002-10-27T10:47:31Z")

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Ok figured out the problem I was using Dynamic text instead of static text…Its always the little things you overlook 🙂