# Major newbie question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/major-newbie-question/4549>\
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**Created:** [August 13, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/major-newbie-question/4549 "2002-08-13T05:39:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![linque](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/linque/32/50_2.png) [@linque](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/linque)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/major-newbie-question/4549/1 "2002-08-13T05:39:25Z")

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I already made a very simple fla with one graphic symbol and two layers; each layer has a shape tween.

well… can I make a saved .fla into a movie clip? each time I “select all” and convert it, I lose something …the tween, or part of the graphic, etc.

this can’t be as hard as I’m making it!!! do I need to begin again as a symbol? :o

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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:** [August 13, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/major-newbie-question/4549/2 "2002-08-13T05:47:33Z")

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select all the frames in your tween, the right click and hit Copy Frames. Hit CTRL+F8 (or go to Insert/New Symbol) then paste your frames inside the movie clip symbol.

Drag your movieclip from the library onto the stage where you want it (on a new layer). If this works you can delete your original tween.

Hope this helps!

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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:** [August 13, 2002, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/major-newbie-question/4549/3 "2002-08-13T16:22:08Z")

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thanks so much. that, of course, works perfectly… I guess I had to have a leg up even to do that. I appreciate it.

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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:** [August 13, 2002, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/major-newbie-question/4549/4 "2002-08-13T16:36:30Z")

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Glad to be of service! 🙂