How do you make a movie clip play in CS4

Hello, I used Flash MX a long time ago (beginner level) then
left it for years. I'm now using CS4 and am stuck. I have a stage
with a movie clip placed onto it. I want to create a simple 'click
to play' button so that the movie clip only plays on click of this
button. Can someone please give me a step by step (idiot-proof)
guide on how to do this please

Cases that use to be _property in AS2 are now just property
in AS3. So _x is x, _y is y, and _visible is visible. This should
work:
function showPlay(event:MouseEvent):void
play_text.visible = true;
pause_text.visible = false;

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