# Making multiple layers into a movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 29, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862 "2002-11-29T20:10:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![vip3r](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c2a13f/32.png) [@vip3r](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/vip3r)\
**Post date:** [November 29, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862/1 "2002-11-29T20:10:44Z")

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I’m having a problem converting some objects into a movie clip.

I’ve already got all of them made and ready, but whenever I convert them into a symbol, they all convert into objects in one layer. I want all the layers to stay layers; not just combine into one.

thanx in advance…

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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:** [November 29, 2002, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862/2 "2002-11-29T20:13:09Z")

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well… you should have thought of that before:smirk:  
the only way is to convert it into an mc and then put stuff in separate layers again… :-\

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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:** [November 29, 2002, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862/3 "2002-11-29T20:15:09Z")

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lol, I just started drawin some crap… not thinkin’ about what i was doing. thanx 🙂

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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:** [November 29, 2002, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862/4 "2002-11-29T20:28:29Z")

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btw, is there any way to move all the contents in a layer folder at one time?

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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:** [November 29, 2002, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862/5 "2002-11-29T20:41:05Z")

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yep! make a folder, select the layers you want to move into the new folder by selecting one and then holding ctrl and selecting the others and then click & drag them into the new folder!  
note: you can also use shift+click to select layers that are next to each other. (just click on one, hold shift then click on a layer that 2,3 (whatever) layers away and all the layers between will be selected)

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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:** [November 29, 2002, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/making-multiple-layers-into-a-movie-clip/8862/6 "2002-11-29T20:45:24Z")

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thanx 🙂