# Can a button be an html text component?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-button-be-an-html-text-component/16530>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 25, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-button-be-an-html-text-component/16530 "2003-03-25T22:04:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mlk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e56c9b/32.png) [@mlk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mlk)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-button-be-an-html-text-component/16530/1 "2003-03-25T22:04:41Z")

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Im trying to use a link in a text (ie bold words that need a definition) which will activate a movie clip

Is there anyway to transform some text in a textfield into a button without having to F8 it ?

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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:** [March 25, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-button-be-an-html-text-component/16530/2 "2003-03-25T23:10:06Z")

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I don’t think it’s possible to convert dynamic text to symbols or assign AS to them.

I asked Lost about this awhile back too and he said it’s not possible.

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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:** [March 26, 2003, 12:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/can-a-button-be-an-html-text-component/16530/3 "2003-03-26T00:28:19Z")

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like this? =)