# Newbie Button/text question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-button-text-question/45170>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [March 11, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-button-text-question/45170 "2004-03-11T17:09:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mdempsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecb155/32.png) [@mdempsey](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdempsey)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-button-text-question/45170/1 "2004-03-11T17:09:20Z")

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Hey all i have a button, and i want the word ‘Home’ to appeare above the button. I can’t explain why but i can’t embed the text into the button, i know how to, but i don’t want to. Is there any way to place some text above [in front of] the button, but still be able to click the behind button, when the mouse is over the text.

If this made sense please reply!

Matt

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-button-text-question/45170/2 "2004-03-11T18:45:09Z")

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embed text into the button; breaking it away if necessary  
(put your text onto an extra layer of the button)

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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:** [March 11, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-button-text-question/45170/3 "2004-03-11T18:52:49Z")

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You can simply make the textbox non selectable 😉