# 'Sticking' action problems

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sticking-action-problems/566>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [July 22, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sticking-action-problems/566 "2002-07-22T22:28:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![billz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/2acd7d/32.png) [@billz](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/billz)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2002, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sticking-action-problems/566/1 "2002-07-22T22:28:08Z")

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I have made 2 seperate text images which have different sizes. I am trying to make them ‘stick’ together and do the same action as one individual image… can someone please tell me how to do this… an example of what i tried to do but don’t want is below…

Thanks alot,

billz

[Click here to see an example of what I tried to do, but what i don’t want… I can’t seem to make the 2 different images ‘stick’ together, and do the action as one image](http://www.geocities.com/billz14/billz2.swf)

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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:** [July 22, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sticking-action-problems/566/2 "2002-07-22T22:45:10Z")

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Arrange the two things how you like. Next go to Edit and click Select All. Then go to Arrange and click Group. Last add your animation. I hope that helps you. 🙂

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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:** [July 22, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sticking-action-problems/566/3 "2002-07-22T23:02:05Z")

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Unfortunately, your idea didnt work…

It just made the animation go even weirder…

Thanks anyway for the reply

CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME?

☹

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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:** [July 23, 2002, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/sticking-action-problems/566/4 "2002-07-23T11:39:10Z")

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grouping should work as long as you do it before animating and not as an afterthought.