Menu problem...im pretty new to flash

Ive created a drop down menu, but now im trying to get it so when u click on one of the given buttons in the drop down menu, it goes to another frame in a different scene. I’ve tried putting on <on release> action followed by a go to action telling it to go to i.e. scene 3, frame 3. is there a certain format to enter this information or what else could i be doing wrong? I’m sure it’s got to be something basic. any help would be awesome.