# Ultra newbie question regarding Movieclips as buttons

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ultra-newbie-question-regarding-movieclips-as-buttons/267214>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 29, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ultra-newbie-question-regarding-movieclips-as-buttons/267214 "2008-07-29T20:14:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![indiochano](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7ea924/32.png) [@indiochano](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/indiochano)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/ultra-newbie-question-regarding-movieclips-as-buttons/267214/1 "2008-07-29T20:14:47Z")

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this is a really really basic problem im having…

i created the following code:

```auto
function onClick(evt:MouseEvent):void
{
    this.gotoAndPlay(2);
}

block1_mc.buttonMode = true;
block2_mc.buttonMode = true;
block2_mc.buttonMode = true;

block1_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
block2_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick);
block3_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick)

```

However, im not getting any animation after I click on the buttons… why is that?

Thanks in advance!