# Press and hold

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/press-and-hold/207133>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [November 15, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/press-and-hold/207133 "2006-11-15T00:01:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![siya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@siya](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/siya)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/press-and-hold/207133/1 "2006-11-15T00:01:14Z")

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is it possible to addListener using onMouseDown to a button? all i need is to be able to press and hold that button while the movieclip on the stage is doing the action. thank you.