# Buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons/18706>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [April 19, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons/18706 "2003-04-19T23:15:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jahndi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@jahndi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/jahndi)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2003, 11:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons/18706/1 "2003-04-19T23:15:08Z")

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This may seem like a simple question, but I need it answered.

Typically, when I create a button in Flash, the only part that is active as a button is, say with a piece of text, the individual letters of the text and not a zone around it like with typical links or buttons. I’ve been drawing a box with no boreder and 1% alpha around the text and making it a button, but it seems as though there should be an easier way. Is there?

Thanks

John

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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:** [April 19, 2003, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons/18706/2 "2003-04-19T23:24:36Z")

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yeah… double click over your button to edit it.

you’ll see four frames: up, over, down and hit.  
draw the box under the hit frame. 😉

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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:** [April 20, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/buttons/18706/3 "2003-04-20T00:57:00Z")

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yah… and no need to do alpha or anything like that. The box wont show.