# Use a link in a html page to control swf?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-a-link-in-a-html-page-to-control-swf/226563
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [May 22, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-a-link-in-a-html-page-to-control-swf/226563 "2007-05-22T11:06:49Z")
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### Author: ![boogooloo1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/49beb7/32.png) [@boogooloo1](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/boogooloo1)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2007, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/use-a-link-in-a-html-page-to-control-swf/226563/1 "2007-05-22T11:06:49Z")

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G’day guys,

I’m hoping to find a way of using a normal link in a html page to act like a button for an embedded swf. Is that possible? Would you use javascript?

Cheers!

boog 🙂