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title: "7.6 Switch/Lamp"
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The **Switch/Lamp** object reflects the state of a tag and allows the user to alter that tag’s value by interacting with the object. To create a **Switch/Lamp**, click **Insert** > **Switch/Lamp** then click and drag on an open section of the page to place the object. Once the object has been placed, the user can configure the object using the **Property Editor**.
# **Lamp Properties**
In the **Property Editor**, the user can alter the lamp properties of the object by expanding the **Lamp Properties** tab. These properties allow the user to change the visual state of the object depending on the value of a bound tag. By default, a **Switch/Lamp** object has two states: **State 0** and **State 1**. The user can add additional states if necessary by pressing **Add State** at the bottom of the **Lamp Properties** tab.
| **Property** | **Description** |
| --- | --- |
| Image | Allows the user to select the image to be displayed for the current state. Users can upload .png, .jpg, .svg, .bmp, .jpeg, .gif files or select from a library of pre-loaded images. |
| Text | Allows the user to enter text to display for the current state. |
| Font Name | Allows the user to change the font used for the above text. |
| Font Size | Allows the user to change the font size used for the above text. |
| Italic | Allows the user to italicize the state’s text. |
| Underline | Allows the user to underline the state’s text. |
| Bold | Allows the user to bold the state’s text. |
| Text Color | Allows the user to change the text color used for the above text. |
| Vertical Alignment | Allows the user to change the vertical alignment used for the above text. |
| Horizontal Alignment | Allows the user to change the horizontal alignment used for the above text. |
# Switch Properties
There is not a separate tab in the **Property Editor** that can be used to configure the switch properties of the object. Instead, these properties can be configured using the **Actions** tab. Under the **On Press** tab, the user can assign a script or action command to execute when the user presses the object. For example, the below action command toggles a Boolean tag’s value when the **Switch/Lamp** is pressed.
