# Trouble making text appear by pressing a button \[renamed\]

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-making-text-appear-by-pressing-a-button-renamed/192276
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [June 27, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-making-text-appear-by-pressing-a-button-renamed/192276 "2006-06-27T12:11:41Z")
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### Author: ![Nuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea666f/32.png) [@Nuke](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Nuke)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2006, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/trouble-making-text-appear-by-pressing-a-button-renamed/192276/1 "2006-06-27T12:11:41Z")

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I have made a button that displayes a movie clip (some text with a scroll bar), but when I click the button the text only displayes while the mouse button is down. How can I get it to remain after the button is pressed?

Code or instructions both welcome,

Thanks alot

Nuke