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title: "Action Button widget"
slug: "action-button-widget"
updated: 2026-03-20T11:35:53Z
published: 2026-03-20T11:35:53Z
canonical: "docs.calculus.group/action-button-widget"
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# Action Button widget

If a device also accepts input, you can add an action button that allows you to send a command to this device. Since this is a complicated widget to set up, we are happy to do this for you. Please contact us at [help@calculus.group](mailto:help@calculus.group).

![Display showing cooling temperature with current value of 16 degrees Celsius.](https://cdn.document360.io/94d0a983-5058-4b02-8d06-1228a999a7a1/Images/Documentation/action_button(1).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T14%3A02%3A45Z&se=2026-11-11T15%3A02%3A45Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BgoicX1LcQkP2Zsl2gcfvbf%2B1JiBxBi3i03JinsYRcc%3D)

## Widget control elements

The action button widget contains a clickable button, and a status indicator or other readout next to it. Depending on how this button is configured, it initiates an action when pressed, and displays the status next to it.

## Widget configuration panel

In the widget selection panel, click on **Action Button**. A new panel will appear where you can configure the widget.

### Action button data

![Settings for an action button in a dashboard editing interface with various options.](https://cdn.document360.io/94d0a983-5058-4b02-8d06-1228a999a7a1/Images/Documentation/2025-08-13 14-45-13.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T14%3A02%3A45Z&se=2026-11-11T15%3A02%3A45Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BgoicX1LcQkP2Zsl2gcfvbf%2B1JiBxBi3i03JinsYRcc%3D)

Fill in the fields below:

- **Action** Choose a pre-defined action.
- **Editable** If enabled, allows the user to enter a custom value.
- **Is a toggle action** If enabled, lets you define separate values for ON and OFF.
- **Action Value** The value to be sent when the action button is clicked.
- **Decimals** Up to how many decimal places the value should be displayed.
- **Use a factor** If enabled, you can specify a multiplier and a unit.

Click **Next** to go to the Action button settings.

### Action button settings

![Dashboard settings for action button configuration including title, height, and order options.](https://cdn.document360.io/94d0a983-5058-4b02-8d06-1228a999a7a1/Images/Documentation/2025-08-13 14-45-37.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-11T14%3A02%3A45Z&se=2026-11-11T15%3A02%3A45Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=%2BgoicX1LcQkP2Zsl2gcfvbf%2B1JiBxBi3i03JinsYRcc%3D)

Fill in the fields below:

- **Title** A title or description for the widget.
- **Widget width** The width in relation to the screen width.
- **Height** The height of the widget in pixels.
- **Icon** Choose a decorative icon for the widget.
- **Prefix** A prefix for the measurement.
- **Suffix** A suffix for the measurement.
- **Order** The position on the dashboard.

Click **Save** to add the widget to the dashboard.