# Text to Symbol

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-symbol/22607>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [June 6, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-symbol/22607 "2003-06-06T00:44:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![amerifax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/839c29/32.png) [@amerifax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/amerifax)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2003, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-symbol/22607/1 "2003-06-06T00:44:47Z")

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When I convert text to a symbol, I can no longer move the item. I also can not access it to add an action. What am I doing wrong?

Bob

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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:** [June 6, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-symbol/22607/2 "2003-06-06T00:48:37Z")

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If your text is set to dynamic text, you can’t tween it without embeding the fonts.

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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:** [June 6, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-symbol/22607/3 "2003-06-06T04:43:05Z")

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I’m not tryinfg to tween it. I’m trying to make it act as a button action.

Thanks for the responce.

Bob

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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:** [June 6, 2003, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-symbol/22607/4 "2003-06-06T05:05:55Z")

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Ok the easiest way to do it would be to create some text, convert it to a button symbol and name it.

Next go into your library and double click on the button you just created.

Now you’ll see a series of frames; up, over, down and hit. Keyframe the hit frame and draw out a rectangle or whatever shape you want your button to be.

Anything placed in the hit frame will be invisible, it only defines the area where the mouse cursor turns into a hand to represent that it’s a link.

Try that and if you’re still having problems then post your FLA so I can take a look.

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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:** [June 6, 2003, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/text-to-symbol/22607/5 "2003-06-06T13:55:14Z")

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I did all the above. The puzzling part is when I move it to the stage, I can not position it. It says where I drop it on the stage.  
Bob