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Description
A switch button is a control that is used to quickly toggle between two mutually-exclusive states, such as On and Off.
For example:
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Usage & Behavior
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The switch must start with a default selection.
Content
The switch consists of:
Main button area, including:
a colored background, which changes when the state is changed.
a round toggle button, which moves between the two sides when the state is changed.
(optional) a label within the button area, describing the current state. This can be either ✓ and ☓, or On and Off.
A preceding label, describing what the switch will do when it is in the On state (e.g. Show only employees).
States
State | Text On | Text Off | Icon On | Icon Off | Comment |
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Regular |  |  |  |  | |
Hover |  |  |  |  | |
Active |  |  |  |  | |
Disabled |  |  |  |  | |
Warning |  |  |  |  | |
Focused |  |  |  |  | |
Focused Hover |  |  |  |  | |
Focused Active |  |  |  |  | |
Focused Disabled |  |  |  |  |
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when a change is required immediately after the user toggles the switch.
where there are On / Off options.
when you want to emphasize an action, for example in a ribbon.
Don’t use:
where there are more than 2 two options.
where the user has to perform several actions before the change will become effective → use Check Boxes instead.
where the change is visible as soon as the action was performed → use Check Boxes instead. For example, to show or hide certain rows in a data table or data sets in a chart.
Inside a form → use Radio Buttons or a single Check Box instead.
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Where possible, use ✓ and ☓ instead of On and Off within the button area.
Keep preceding labels short and informative.
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