# How To Make A Button From An Animated Gif!

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**Created:** [January 4, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-from-an-animated-gif/10616 "2003-01-04T05:38:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![filete](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/filete/32/124_2.png) [@filete](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/filete)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-from-an-animated-gif/10616/1 "2003-01-04T05:38:03Z")

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Hi there

I have an animate gif , and after i imported to flash  
i get the .gif file and more 10 bitmap (animation).

How can i make to button?

Do i have to make all the bitmaps as button, or just the  
the .gif file?

I put here the file so you can see it on the timeline…

Thanks,  
[www.filete.net](http://www.filete.net)

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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 4, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-from-an-animated-gif/10616/2 "2003-01-04T05:55:54Z")

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just make a movie clip with the gif inside it and use the movie clip as a button (flash mx only)

Grim

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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 4, 2003, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-a-button-from-an-animated-gif/10616/3 "2003-01-04T08:20:10Z")

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Normally when you import a gif it makes it a mc already…does for me atleast…