# How to make the animation "pause/stop"?

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**Created:** [January 9, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-the-animation-pause-stop/248570 "2008-01-09T19:40:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 9, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-make-the-animation-pause-stop/248570/1 "2008-01-09T19:40:37Z")

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Hi! im new to flash but i wanna learn it and make flash movies and maby games later too.  
i have watch some tutorial movies so i know how to make a button,movieclip, and so on but i cant figure out how to make a pause button.

I want to do a movie that “pauses” automatically when for example a guy talk like in this movie: [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/34264](http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/34264) (the movie suck but you know what i mean) and then you press a button and it continue playing.

i know how to make a stop button and play button but it is that pause i dont get so please help! thx anyway, :sure: