# Sprite/Movieclip buttonMode question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sprite-movieclip-buttonmode-question/234434>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [August 2, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sprite-movieclip-buttonmode-question/234434 "2007-08-02T06:16:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![iceflyin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@iceflyin](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/iceflyin)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sprite-movieclip-buttonmode-question/234434/1 "2007-08-02T06:16:56Z")

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buttonMode is Sprite exclusive, correct? So is there any way to get a hand over my movieclips… Except by using a custom cursor?

I assume I can’t place a movieclip inside a sprite. And this… I don’t think this will work…

var newButton:Sprite = new menuButton();  
newButton.buttonMode = true;