# Problems Hyperlinking

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-hyperlinking/107689
**Category:** Uncategorized
**Created:** [April 18, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-hyperlinking/107689 "2004-04-18T02:01:33Z")
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### Author: ![nedman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/13edae/32.png) [@nedman](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/nedman)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-hyperlinking/107689/1 "2004-04-18T02:01:33Z")

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Greetings,

1. I read the tutorial [http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/hyperlink.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/mx/hyperlink.htm) and downloaded the sample flash file given for comparison.

a) I followed the tutorial word for word…makes perfect sense  
b) I applied it to my own flash file.  
c) For whatever reason…I can’t get it to work.

This is basic basic stuff…I know. Feeling a bit stupid here.

a) I converted the symbol to BUTTON  
b) I then went into the actions panel and I clicked on the + symbol, then I expanded and applied **Actions** | **Browser/Network** | **getURL** and then entered my url.

When I preview with HTML, the buttons do not actual hyperlink anywhere. I tried all sorts of hyperlinks, ie internal to the site (ie \_self) or and external (ie \_blank) but to no avail.

Not sure if anyone would be willing to even take a 10 second look at my flash file as it can’t be this hard. ARRGH!