# Play/stop timeline with spacebar?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-stop-timeline-with-spacebar/325144>\
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**Created:** [September 28, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-stop-timeline-with-spacebar/325144 "2011-09-28T09:46:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![lehman4oyw0l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f04885/32.png) [@lehman4oyw0l](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/lehman4oyw0l)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 9:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/play-stop-timeline-with-spacebar/325144/1 "2011-09-28T09:46:15Z")

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Normally I have a ‘MouseEvent.CLICK’ on a movieclip handle this but I want use the keyboard instead of the mouse this time. I haven’t used the keyboard for button actions since AS2, any tips on how I can do this in AS3?

Thanks