# Playing the timeline of a movie clip

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-the-timeline-of-a-movie-clip/280555
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [January 28, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-the-timeline-of-a-movie-clip/280555 "2009-01-28T20:57:08Z")
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### Author: ![nepzap2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9bcb4/32.png) [@nepzap2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nepzap2)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2009, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/playing-the-timeline-of-a-movie-clip/280555/1 "2009-01-28T20:57:08Z")

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Hello all. I’m a noob here.

I’m trying to play the timeline forward or backwards by either pressing and dragging left or pressing and dragging right. I can’t figure this out.

I have been using instances of buttons to do this but I don’t want to use buttons I just want to be able to press anywhere on the screen and weather I drag left or right the movie plays, if I stop pressing the movie stops playing on its current frame.

I hope any of you can help me.

Thank You very much.