# Tell Target (For Noobs)

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target-for-noobs/188044>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [May 4, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target-for-noobs/188044 "2006-05-04T03:37:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![kerouac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c5a1d2/32.png) [@kerouac](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kerouac)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/tell-target-for-noobs/188044/1 "2006-05-04T03:37:43Z")

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Hi all,

I’m psyched to have found this site. I’m a Noob and trying to learn as much as I can before building my first website, so I’m studying the tutorials and testing them…picking them apart, and trying to learn this ■■■■ actionscripting stuff.

I just followed this tutorial for TELL TARGET:  
[http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/telltarget.htm](http://www.kirupa.com/developer/flash5/telltarget.htm)

but I don’t get one thing. If the button (tell target) GoesToPlay the “Cheese” movie at Frame 1, why doesn’t it Stop, since there’s a stop action in the first frame of that movie? The second frame has a Start label, so shouldn’t it point to that?

1. I’m confused about a how the movie could begin with this action, and
2. How does de-pressing the button again stop the movie (where’s the action script for that?)

Thanks for your help,  
JK