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description: This guide to walk the reader through how to enable or disable a button on the touchscreen.
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# How to enable and disable a button

## This guide to walk the reader through how to enable or disable a button on the touchscreen.

1. 1. You will need to be in the editor of the touchscreen, if are unsure how to do that please see this guide. 
     2. You can enable any button by first clicking on the button you wish to enable using the left-hand navigation panel.  
        
        ![A screenshot of a computer
        
        AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Sep-24-2025-06-25-57-6325-AM.png?width=903&height=444&name=undefined-Sep-24-2025-06-25-57-6325-AM.png)
     3. At the top you will see a field called ‘Enable’ this is a tick box. If the box is ticked, this means that the button is enabled on the touchscreen.  
        
        ![A screenshot of a computer
        
        AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Sep-24-2025-06-26-03-1078-AM.png?width=903&height=450&name=undefined-Sep-24-2025-06-26-03-1078-AM.png)
     4. If you want to disable a button, make sure it is un-ticked.  
        
        ![A screenshot of a computer
        
        AI-generated content may be incorrect.](https://knowledge.sgworld.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Sep-24-2025-06-26-10-6060-AM.png?width=903&height=447&name=undefined-Sep-24-2025-06-26-10-6060-AM.png)
     5. Press ‘Submit’ at the bottom to save any changes.  
        
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