# Return to main timeline

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-to-main-timeline/6939>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [October 20, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-to-main-timeline/6939 "2002-10-20T15:30:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Pjc4real](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@Pjc4real](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Pjc4real)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-to-main-timeline/6939/1 "2002-10-20T15:30:20Z")

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How do u return to (play) the main timeline from within a movie clip??

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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:** [October 20, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/return-to-main-timeline/6939/2 "2002-10-20T16:39:34Z")

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\_root.gotoAndPlay(1);

That should do it.