# Play movie clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-clip/91812
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [October 9, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-clip/91812 "2003-10-09T03:59:33Z")
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### Author: ![flashtrated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/34f0e0/32.png) [@flashtrated](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flashtrated)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-movie-clip/91812/1 "2003-10-09T03:59:33Z")

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Hi 'yall,

Just learning so please excuse the silly question 🙂

I need to have a movie clip play in a particular area when a navigation button instance is clicked.  
The button and movie clip frame are on the main timeline and the movie clip is in the library but how do i get it to play when button clicked?  
I don’t want the movie on the main timeline before the button is clicked.

simple fla example attached, or go to:

[http://www.mpg.net.nz/FlashQuestion.htm](http://www.mpg.net.nz/FlashQuestion.htm)