Ah, the docs are wrong, nested clips are not accessable with "\" but "/", ie: sprite(8).telltarget("buttondown/allbuttons/mc5") sprite(8).gotoframe(1) sprite(8).endtelltarget() [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/LUJ/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]