# Starting an animation

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-an-animation/189004>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 12, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-an-animation/189004 "2006-05-12T14:12:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![certainfate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@certainfate](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/certainfate)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/starting-an-animation/189004/1 "2006-05-12T14:12:04Z")

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I am looking to start a movie clip animation when a different movie clip button is rolled over and then when it is rolled out the animation will stop…?

Can someone point me in the right direction… I have looked through the tutorials and I have not found anything…

Thanks