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title: Pause / Resume Videos
slug: legacy-docs/pause-resume-videos
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createdAt: 2025-03-11T06:58:09.586Z
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This page / section pertains to **BrightAuthor Classic**, our legacy app. **BrightSign Author **is our latest app for managing content and players.

Development of BrightAuthor Classic has largely ceased and the app will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BrightSign Author.
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You can attach [Commands](docId\:lG8iLYdnIB0PL8tvxTKBo) to events to pause and resume videos in a BrightAuthor Classic presentation.

1. Create an Interactive presentation with a video (see the attached example).
2. Select the **Events** tab under **Media Library** and drag the desired event onto the video.
3. In the **Main** tab of the event, choose **Remain On Current State**.
4. In the **Advanced** tab, click **Add Command** and select **Video** from the dropdown list.
5. Select **Pause**.
6. Create a second event with the same configuration and choose **Video - Resume**

# Example

The sample presentation below was created using BrightAuthor Classic version 3.7.0.39.

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