# Flashing actionscript button?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashing-actionscript-button/11342>\
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**Created:** [January 15, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashing-actionscript-button/11342 "2003-01-15T20:18:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![skaiwayne2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@skaiwayne2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/skaiwayne2)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashing-actionscript-button/11342/1 "2003-01-15T20:18:42Z")

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When I roll over a button, how do I make the button flash from alpha 0 to white until the button is press or untill roll off with out frame animation ?

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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:** [January 15, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/flashing-actionscript-button/11342/2 "2003-01-15T20:22:00Z")

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Easiest way…

Create the animation of your flashing inside a movieclip symbol.

Then drag an instance of this movieclip symbol from your library into your Over state on your Button symbol timeline.