# Targeting MC

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-mc/179474>\
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**Created:** [February 20, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-mc/179474 "2006-02-20T15:44:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 20, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/targeting-mc/179474/1 "2006-02-20T15:44:58Z")

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I have a MC with buttons in it. When the button is pressed, I need to tell another MC to go to a marker on its timeline.

Any help?

Do i target the MC name (from the library) or the instance name?

would it be something like

```auto
_root.mc1.mc2.mc3.gotoAndPlay("label");

```