# Problems duplicating button?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-duplicating-button/7531>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [November 2, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-duplicating-button/7531 "2002-11-02T13:46:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![traxxis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f1d935/32.png) [@traxxis](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/traxxis)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-duplicating-button/7531/1 "2002-11-02T13:46:08Z")

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I’m trying to duplicate button to use more that once in a movie. I can duplicate the button, but when I go to edit the text in the new symbol that is created, I end up editing the original button. What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Traxxis

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-duplicating-button/7531/2 "2002-11-02T13:58:51Z")

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I don’t know why… but you better open your library [F11] right click over the item you want to edit and select “edit”

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-duplicating-button/7531/3 "2002-11-02T14:18:47Z")

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It’s finally changing. Thanks a lot!