# Using Buttons to goto separate frame

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-buttons-to-goto-separate-frame/583>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 23, 2002, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-buttons-to-goto-separate-frame/583 "2002-07-23T10:22:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![interruptingcow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/6a8cbe/32.png) [@interruptingcow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/interruptingcow)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-buttons-to-goto-separate-frame/583/1 "2002-07-23T10:22:46Z")

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This questions has already been posted but I’m still having trouble with it so I will paste the original question here and then add to it…

Original Question: Can you set the button action to load the URL in a different frame in a frameset? I tried \_parent setting but it opens in a new window. I have a frame on the left side and one on top for a banner area. I want the movie in the side frame to load pages in the main or below the banner frame I appreciate any help thank you !!!

Original Response: all you need to do is name the frame (something like “main” or “content”) and set this as the target, instead of blank or top or whatever

My question: I named the frame “content” and set the target as “\_content”. It still opens a separate window as if it were a \_blank command. Am I doing something wrong? Should I put something different in the target field? PLEASE HELP!!

Thanks.

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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:** [July 23, 2002, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-buttons-to-goto-separate-frame/583/2 "2002-07-23T13:24:09Z")

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