# Pause button

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-button/176507>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [January 24, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-button/176507 "2006-01-24T17:41:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![LeftyDrizzel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@LeftyDrizzel](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/LeftyDrizzel)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2006, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/pause-button/176507/1 "2006-01-24T17:41:43Z")

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I need to make a very simple pause/play button that affects the main timeline while residing within a MC. The MC simply needs to have 2 states - a pause and play.

Any advice on where I can get a tut or FLA on how to do this?

Thanks in advance-