# Change other symbols than the symbol itself

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-other-symbols-than-the-symbol-itself/121668>\
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**Created:** [September 5, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-other-symbols-than-the-symbol-itself/121668 "2004-09-05T12:52:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Henxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Henxon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Henxon)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/change-other-symbols-than-the-symbol-itself/121668/1 "2004-09-05T12:52:26Z")

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Hi

I want to change properties for a button named _button_, wich is a mc, and I use this AS:

\*\_root.button.setProperty("",\_alpha,“30”);

\*the actionscript is inserted as an action that will occur when another button is pressed, but nothing happens to \*button…

\*ergo; I want to be able to change other symbols than the button that is pressed. how do I access them? I haven’t really got it straight regarding _\_root_ etc.