//maintimeline stop(); tools_btn.onRelease = function() { gotoAndStop(56); trace("i was clicked"); } //********************************************* // //********************************************* //movie clip //all this code is inside the complex button so you can stick as many as you want //on the stage and all will work.. they all will have this code in it.. stop(); // stop the movie clip from playing (stop button from growing, we want that when the mouse rolls over only this.onEnterFrame = function(){ if(rewind == true){ //if rewind switch is set to true play backwards prevFrame(); // play backwards } } this.onRollOver = function(){ rewind = false; //set variable (or switch) that decides wether ot not to play backwards... play(); // play this movie clip.. (grow the button(tween)); } this.onRollOut = function(){ rewind = true; //set or rewind switch to true so it will play backwards... }