# Problem with layered masks

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-layered-masks/202795>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 4, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-layered-masks/202795 "2006-10-04T22:58:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![cowboyDan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@cowboyDan](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cowboyDan)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2006, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problem-with-layered-masks/202795/1 "2006-10-04T22:58:43Z")

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hi there, i desperately need your help!

i have a flash website intro with 6 movie clip buttons.  
everything went well until i made those movie clips into masks.

only 3 of the masks keep working.  
the other 3 show the masked picture, but refuse to react on mouse events.

each mask is on a different layer and the masked pic is in the layer that’s directly underneath. i’ve grouped them in folders too.

i noticed that the order in which i place the mask layers in the timeline affects which movieclip button masks works and which ones don’t…

other than that, i don’t have a clue u\_u