# Stoping a symbol movie clip

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 11, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354 "2003-07-11T19:33:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![INVERT3D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@INVERT3D](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/INVERT3D)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354/1 "2003-07-11T19:33:46Z")

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I tried [AS]MovieClip.stop();[/AS] and it did not stop it. then i tired properties (instance of tween 1) and that did not work.

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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 11, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354/2 "2003-07-11T19:43:54Z")

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Did u apply dat in a button?

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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 11, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354/3 "2003-07-11T19:57:44Z")

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no

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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 11, 2003, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354/4 "2003-07-11T19:59:34Z")

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If you want the movie clip to stop, just place a stop action on its timeline. :-\

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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 11, 2003, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354/5 "2003-07-11T20:12:07Z")

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just type in stop (I am clueless when it comes to actionscript)

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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 11, 2003, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/stoping-a-symbol-movie-clip/25354/6 "2003-07-11T20:15:48Z")

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n/m i got it to work! YAY! =]