# Simple Button Question **URL:** \ **Category:** flash\ **Created:** [October 3, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313 "2002-10-03T23:48:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AEBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5fc32e/32.png) [@AEBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/AEBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2002, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/1 "2002-10-03T23:48:16Z")
I used to be a regular Flash user around version 4 but since then I have been out of the game. I picked up a version of Flash MX and now I can’t even make a simple mouseover button. I tried following some tutorials but every time I make a button the mouseover part doesn’t work when going over the text. It seems as though the text has a seperate hotspot box than the rest of the button. I tried to combine them into one hot spot but it just doesn’t work. Any help that anyone can give me would be much appreciated. I just hope everyone understands what I am trying to say. ---
**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 3, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/2 "2002-10-03T23:52:08Z")
Sounds like you entered some text, then converted it into a button then just left it. That way the mouse moving over the text looks jerky and only the text part acts as a button. If this is the case, double click the button, click on the hit state, press f6 for a keyframe and draw a rectangle where you want the hit area to be. The rectangel won’t show when you test the movie, it’s only for the hit area. ---
**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 3, 2002, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/3 "2002-10-03T23:54:45Z")
dammit flex, don’t you ever sleep?? you’re always online here… ---
**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 4, 2002, 12:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/4 "2002-10-04T00:07:21Z")
I didn’t think I explained it correctly. I will try it again. I am trying to make a simple button that is just a colored rectangle with text on it. What I do is just make a simple rectangle and then I put some text over it. After that I select both of them and then do convert to symbol. I change the up, over, and down states and even make a box in the hit state where I want the hotspot to be. When I play the movie the button works but only in areas that there is no text. When I go over the text is turns back into the I cursor and nothing happens. When I look at the button there is a seperate box around the text. I hope that helps. Thank you all for helping me out. ---
**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 4, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/5 "2002-10-04T00:19:09Z")
Eilsoe: 1. I get very little sleep. 2. I’m on broadband so my pc stays on nearly 24/7. 3. I work as a consultant so my work is on the pc nearly all day, unless at a clients site. 4. I’m not going to be around (that much) really anymore. 5. And you’re the one with an addicted to the forum thread! Like I was saying to Arqos - I spend alot of time helping others and I’m behind on my own projects. And I’m not really in too much of a helpful mood anymore. AEBoy: check your states properly and the keyframes in the states. Put up a fla it’s easier. ---
**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 4, 2002, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/6 "2002-10-04T00:31:42Z")
Here it is ---
**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 4, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/7 "2002-10-04T00:37:45Z")
You had your text as dynamic text - it should be static text ---
**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 4, 2002, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/8 "2002-10-04T00:38:44Z")
Thank you very much. Boy that has been giving me a headache. ---
**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 4, 2002, 4:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/simple-button-question/6313/9 "2002-10-04T04:19:41Z")
yep , flex is the man. He not in the mood , but he just keeps finding the time to help people out. These forums would suck with out him .