# ¬¨©˜ instance problem ®ˆçç **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [July 25, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-problem-c-c/686 "2002-07-25T18:31:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lightoftheworld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/46a35a/32.png) [@lightoftheworld](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lightoftheworld)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-problem-c-c/686/1 "2002-07-25T18:31:35Z")
Hello, all I create a mc that I want to use as a universal button, i.e, have many instances of the same button. My problem is that when I go to edit each button, like add different text to each button it adds that text to all the buttons. When I created the mc I named it button. When I add an instance of that mc on to the stage and give it a different instance name like, about me, or my pictures and add text to that instance it still makes changes to all the buttons instances on the stage? Any ideas as to what Iam doing wrong? Thanks, LOTW ![](http://forum.kirupa.com/uploads/kirupa/45/3c14315b392f75bb.gif) ---
**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 25, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-problem-c-c/686/2 "2002-07-25T19:18:24Z")
You can right click the button in your library and select duplicate. Make copies and drag them out. ---
**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 25, 2002, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-problem-c-c/686/3 "2002-07-25T19:34:53Z")
What Kenny said! Also, I normally design the look of my button without the text. I add the text to the buttons individually… Which is quite easy anyway. ---
**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 25, 2002, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/instance-problem-c-c/686/4 "2002-07-25T19:59:19Z")
That’s what I did, I made the look that I wanted and then added the text to the individual button instances, but that was where it was adding the text to all the buttons. i will give the “make duplicate” suggestion a try. thanks, kennyb and Iammontoya LOTW