# Movie clip states - buttons that react

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-states-buttons-that-react/41519
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 30, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-states-buttons-that-react/41519 "2004-01-30T00:58:05Z")
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### Author: ![natti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f17d59/32.png) [@natti](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/natti)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/movie-clip-states-buttons-that-react/41519/1 "2004-01-30T00:58:05Z")

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I need to make a button which turns (and stays) another color after it’s been used. I’ve been told that this can be done with movie clip states… but I’m somewhat confused as to how EXACTLY do it.