linking buttons to frames

how can i link a button to a different frame, and have it stop, like a menu in a site. or am i going about this all wrong?

On the buttons instance put this code:
on (release) {
gotoAndStop ("framename");
}

If you have animation you want to play in the frame do this:
on (release) {
gotoAndPlay ("framename");
}
...and at the end of your frame, insert keyframe and put:
stop();