# Why can't you mask inside a button?

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-you-mask-inside-a-button/114794
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [July 1, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-you-mask-inside-a-button/114794 "2004-07-01T20:40:13Z")
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### Author: ![Rob\_Hed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rob\_Hed](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Rob_Hed)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/why-cant-you-mask-inside-a-button/114794/1 "2004-07-01T20:40:13Z")

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This should be so simple. I made a button that uses a mask. When i view the mask in flash it looks fine. When I test the scene or movie, the mask doesn’t work. It shows everything as if the mask wasn’t there.

Anyone know whats going on?  
thanks,