Don't understand how AS 3.0 handles buttons!

[btelecky]

I would say that I'm skilled in the graphics end of flash and sort of a novice when it comes to programming ActionScript. At work I have Flash CS3 and I don't get why I can't apply simple code to a custom button instance. I just need some simple "gotoandplay" (or stop) coding. But I can't do anything because in the actions panel it says "current selection cannot have actions applied to it." What gives?

[Nile]

Make a layer called actions, lock it, and put all your actions in there. Then access other selections in the actions layer. Good luck.