# Newbie question - help switching frames without previous content
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [November 12, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278 "2003-11-12T08:03:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@deletethisaccountplz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/deletethisaccountplz)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278/1 "2003-11-12T08:03:00Z")
Basically what the title says, I know photoshop and illustrator like the back of my hand, but now my web design needs some flash and i really need to start from scratch, ive read the lessons etc. but im having trouble learning how to switch from frame to frame without copying all of the previous content…IE:
pretend this is a text box
frame 1: would have #1
frame 2: would have #2
and so on…
but when ever i get to the last frame lets say 12345
when i go back to the previous frames they all have 12345 :puzzle: very confused, im probably staring the problem right in the face but im overlooking something. thanks for any help in advance
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278/2 "2003-11-12T08:22:19Z")
You mean like this?
Each frame needs to be a keyframe 😉 and welcome to the forums 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278/3 "2003-11-12T08:33:45Z")
yep exactly like that, so basically a keyframe starts a whole new frame and then if u create a new frame it incorporates previous images/text? an thank you for bein easy with the newbie status, on some forums i woulda gotten ripped apart for askin this
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278/4 "2003-11-12T08:51:15Z")
You got it! 🙂
People welcomed me when I was new, and so it passes on - it’s like that here 🙂
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278/5 "2003-11-12T12:38:59Z")
Yes, this forum is the warmest i have ever seen
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2003, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/newbie-question-help-switching-frames-without-previous-content/35278/6 "2003-11-12T12:52:59Z")
> \*Originally posted by Dog-E \*
> \*\*Yes, this forum is the warmest i have ever seen \*\*
Kirupa is sponsored by a heating company… MIT
Massachusetts Institute of Toastiness
Mmmmmmmm Toasty warm :snug: