# Forward and back buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forward-and-back-buttons/15085>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 10, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forward-and-back-buttons/15085 "2003-03-10T19:36:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![todd71](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@todd71](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/todd71)\
**Post date:** [March 10, 2003, 7:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forward-and-back-buttons/15085/1 "2003-03-10T19:36:09Z")

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Im creating a presentation with a content window thatll have scrolling text on one side a small navigatable map at the top…and on the rt side id like to have a couple buttons thatll let them click through some pics. Whats the best way to do a ‘next’ and ‘previous’ button?

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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:** [March 10, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/forward-and-back-buttons/15085/2 "2003-03-10T22:13:27Z")

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the easiest way to do this would be to put all your pictures in a movie clip and on your buttons just put a gotoAndStop(nextFrame) or gotoAndStop(prevFrame).