# Stop timeline progress arbitrarily

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-timeline-progress-arbitrarily/329601>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [September 20, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-timeline-progress-arbitrarily/329601 "2012-09-20T16:39:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![tpann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@tpann](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/tpann)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stop-timeline-progress-arbitrarily/329601/1 "2012-09-20T16:39:12Z")

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I’ve searched for this and all I can find is how to use the stop() command, which isn’t what I need.

I’m working entirely on the timeline, which has 20 seconds or so of content. Is there a function I can attach to a button that will make the animation stop wherever it is on the timeline (say, 7 sec. or 12 sec. or 19 sec.) at the point when the button is clicked?

Thank you,  
Tim