# Pause button problem :(

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-button-problem/124509
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 4, 2004, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-button-problem/124509 "2004-10-04T12:21:11Z")
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### Author: ![sheena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@sheena](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sheena)
#### Post date: [October 4, 2004, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-button-problem/124509/1 "2004-10-04T12:21:11Z")

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…does anyone know how I can create a pause button that will stop the time line in multiple clips…to explain my situation a little I have on the swf root level a number of movie clips within movie clips that target one-another to reveal an image or text…the problem is my client know wants to pause the action at any time. Is there a way to stop and play multiple clips other than breaking all the clips apart and creating one long time line?