# Using the if commands

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-if-commands/2968>\
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**Created:** [February 24, 2002, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-if-commands/2968 "2002-02-24T21:40:11Z")\
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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:** [February 24, 2002, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-if-commands/2968/1 "2002-02-24T21:40:11Z")

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Hi, I’ve had flash for a long time now but I’ve only decided to take a good look at it recently. I was looking around the net for tutorials and the like when I came across an interface that was only 50k by Synez. I don’t know if you guys have seen it, but it looks larger than 50k to me, yet it’s not. I downloaded the .fla file and looked at what the designer used the if tag a lot on the buttons and even certain frames. I guess this way he didn’t have to remake anything and this contributed greatly to the file size since he reused existing movie clips. \r Say for example that I make a movie clip where the buttons shoot out from nowhere. From this movie clip, I want to target another movie clip, the one with the content on it, without having to add anything to the buttons’ movie. I really would like to know how to use the “if” tags. Thanks\r\r( I know how to target with the dot syntax so dont worry about that)\r\r[themystifier.com](http://themystifier.com)

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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:** [February 25, 2002, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-if-commands/2968/2 "2002-02-25T05:57:37Z")

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You’ll have to be more precise if you want a correct answer, my dear mystifier.\r\rpom 0]

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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:** [February 25, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-the-if-commands/2968/3 "2002-02-25T13:37:21Z")

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yes… if statements can be used in thousands of different ways.