# Defining \*Clickable\* area with a movie clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defining-clickable-area-with-a-movie-clip/113090
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**Created:** [June 14, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defining-clickable-area-with-a-movie-clip/113090 "2004-06-14T22:47:23Z")
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### Author: ![shogun8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@shogun8](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/shogun8)
#### Post date: [June 14, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/defining-clickable-area-with-a-movie-clip/113090/1 "2004-06-14T22:47:23Z")

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I have been working on a flash site now for a while and I have decided to do this using imported .swf but having a main scene with the appropriate buttons to load my various .swfs. My problem comes when I try to add interactivity with my buttons. Now, I know how to define a clickable area with a button, but since my buttons are actually movie clips (I did this to make the effect of a roll over more dynamic) I am having a hard time figuring out how to make a movie clip behave like a button. Do I convert the mc to a button and just add in the appropriate syntax or is there a different way of handling this?  
-the shogunate (shogun8) :tb:

I would appreciate any help on this. thanks guys.