# Copy and paste

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-and-paste/25272>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 11, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-and-paste/25272 "2003-07-11T01:16:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ross)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-and-paste/25272/1 "2003-07-11T01:16:40Z")

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Ok, so in flash when i copy and paste a button, then edit a caption on the duplication, it changed on the origianal aswell.

Is there a way to copy and paste and edit the new button without the original changing?

Thanks, Ross:phil:

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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:** [July 11, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-and-paste/25272/2 "2003-07-11T01:25:32Z")

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make a new button.

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)

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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:** [July 11, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-and-paste/25272/3 "2003-07-11T01:30:30Z")

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If they are both the same symbol then no.

You will have to create separate symbols (i.e movie clip/graphic/buttons)

What happens is if i put something inside a movie clip and copy it to different frames, if i edit whats inside the movie clip in one frame, it will edit the rest too.

So you will have to create them separately

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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:** [July 11, 2003, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-and-paste/25272/4 "2003-07-11T01:30:58Z")

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the button is very complicated and contains a hell of a lot of design that cant simply be re-created as i need em all to look the same, yet mearly need to change text. is there **no** possible way to do this?

Ross

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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:** [July 11, 2003, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/copy-and-paste/25272/5 "2003-07-11T01:33:21Z")

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don’t put the text in the button.

or else no.

symbols are symbols… instances of symbols are still instances of that symbol.

Basic Flash…

Rev ![](http://www.aulman.com/rev.gif)