# Duplicate button

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-button/59129
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [July 28, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-button/59129 "2004-07-28T17:08:22Z")
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### Author: ![flufilms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e56c9b/32.png) [@flufilms](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flufilms)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2004, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-button/59129/1 "2004-07-28T17:08:22Z")

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You can use duplicatemovie to make a copy of a movieclip within a presentation, how would you achieve the same effect with a button-file?

(I am not talking about duplicating the button whilst designing - I would like it to be part of the presentation…)

Thanks guys, you are life saver as always

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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 28, 2004, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/duplicate-button/59129/2 "2004-07-28T17:38:48Z")

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> [@flufilms](#):
>
> You can use duplicatemovie to make a copy of a movieclip within a presentation, how would you achieve the same effect with a button-file?
> 
> (I am not talking about duplicating the button whilst designing - I would like it to be part of the presentation…)
> 
> Thanks guys, you are life saver as always

you could always place the button inside an MC.