# Switch Dialog Operations

When you open the Switch, you will gain access to the Switch define dialog, illustrated in Figure 6-21 below.

Figure 6-21 Switch Dialog Box

Show Switch as Toggle vs. Push Button. You can choose to show the switch as either a toggle switch or as a push button switch. A decision to use one type over the other is based mostly on aesthetics-whether your audience will appreciate the simple Push Button design, or the more humorous "Frankenstein-esque" Toggle. If you want a single switch to link two or more on/off variables so that only one is "on" at any given time, select the Push Button option and then check the Chaining box (discussed later in this section). The Chaining feature is not available with the Toggle.

Assign Variable. To move a variable from the Allowable list to the Selected list, either double-click the variable name or select it and click the >> button. This will automatically replace a previously selected variable. Note that whenever a converter is loaded to the selected list, it becomes grayed out in the allowable list, indicating that it cannot be assigned to any other input device.

Switches have a built-in clicking sound when turned "on"; to remove the sound, click once on the check box.

You have the option of displaying the associated variable's name. Click once on the "Show Name" box to have the name appear on the screen. When you have assigned the variable(s) to the Switch, click OK.

Chained Switches. When you have more than one decision variable (but not more than 10) that are mutually exclusive in their on/off behavior, set up a chained switch. Within the Switch dialog, select Push Button, and then check the "Chaining" check box. Then, move the variables you wish to chain to the Selected list (double-click or highlight and click on the >> button). Click OK. Figure 6-22 shows the appearance of an assigned Chained Switch.

Figure 6-22 Chained Switch