# Text Button Problem

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-button-problem/151670>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 17, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-button-problem/151670 "2005-06-17T04:32:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![spikeinfliction](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@spikeinfliction](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/spikeinfliction)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-button-problem/151670/1 "2005-06-17T04:32:31Z")

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Hi. It seems that when I create a button symbol from text, and I try to open the action box for any of it’s functions (up, over, down, hit)… I’m unable to assign any AS to it. It says “current selection cannot have actions applied to it”. What’s the problem?