# Linking with buttons - only ckicxkable on exact text - help!

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**Created:** [April 25, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-with-buttons-only-ckicxkable-on-exact-text-help/2323 "2002-04-25T12:28:26Z")\
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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:** [April 25, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-with-buttons-only-ckicxkable-on-exact-text-help/2323/1 "2002-04-25T12:28:26Z")

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Hi, i am new to the world of flash, but these tutorials make life a lot easier - thanks.\rI have encountered one problem though! when i have created a button which links to a url, it is only clickable on the exact text, not the area around it as well which gets a little anoyiny!\r\rCan anybody help a new 16 year old to the world of flash?\r\rthanks, Steve Whiteley

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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:** [April 25, 2002, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-with-buttons-only-ckicxkable-on-exact-text-help/2323/2 "2002-04-25T13:09:52Z")

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This is because you haven’t created a large enough ‘hit’ area around your text. You need to draw a rectange (or whatever shape you want) around your text when it’s in the ‘hit’ state and then you won’t just have to click on the exact text!

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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:** [April 25, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/linking-with-buttons-only-ckicxkable-on-exact-text-help/2323/3 "2002-04-25T15:20:35Z")

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right click on the button and select edit and then in the 4th frame of the button the “hit” state draw a rectangle that surrounds the text. This rectangle won’t be seen but it will be the active area of the button. \r\rsorry…just clarifying…