# Button on dashboard
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068
**Category:** Dashboard
**Tags:** node-red-dashboard
**Created:** [2 May 2022 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068 "2022-05-02T14:07:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author:  [@Erissin\_Industria4.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Erissin_Industria4.0)
#### Post date: [2 May 2022 14:07 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/1 "2022-05-02T14:07:56Z")
Guys, I'm creating a control project for a hydraulic crane, and I need to create a continuity button, but the node-red dashboard button only sends the pulse when you release it, but I need a button that is activated while I press it, and when i release it it turns off, does anyone know how to do this?
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### Author:  [@E1cid](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/E1cid)
#### Post date: [2 May 2022 14:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/2 "2022-05-02T14:31:42Z")
You could create a button in the ui-template node and use ng-mouseup to send when released.
```auto
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```
you can use css to style it, etc
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### Author:  [@Erissin\_Industria4.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Erissin_Industria4.0)
#### Post date: [3 May 2022 11:01 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/3 "2022-05-03T11:01:40Z")
Thanks for your attention, but I need a button that activates when I press it, and not when I release it, oh and what do I do with your code? Just put it in the ui template? Or do I need to put something before it like a ""?
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [3 May 2022 11:41 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/4 "2022-05-03T11:41:15Z")
There is a node-red-contrib-button-events node which will generate pressed, released, clicked, double clicked etc messages from a dashboard button.
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### Author:  [@Erissin\_Industria4.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Erissin_Industria4.0)
#### Post date: [3 May 2022 11:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/5 "2022-05-03T11:47:03Z")
Do you have an example of how to use it?
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [3 May 2022 12:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/6 "2022-05-03T12:17:22Z")
Actually I think it only works to tell how long the button was held down for - after it's released.
There are mouse down (triggers the "ripple effect") and mouse up (reverts colour, sends message) events for the button. It must be possible to send a message at mouse down too. Unfortunately I don't know how, sorry
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### Author:  [@Erissin\_Industria4.0](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Erissin_Industria4.0)
#### Post date: [3 May 2022 12:21 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/7 "2022-05-03T12:21:59Z")
Can i see your flow?
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [3 May 2022 12:42 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/8 "2022-05-03T12:42:39Z")
Ah. I deleted it when I realised it didn't meet your requirement.
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### Author:  [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)
#### Post date: [3 May 2022 13:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/button-on-dashboard/62068/9 "2022-05-03T13:15:07Z")
There is a [thread demonstrating mousedown and mouseup](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/momentary-button-on-dashboard/4906/5) messages.
And my test of it lighting up an led while the button is clicked:
```auto
[{"id":"011e42e065ce8abe","type":"ui_template","z":"b5d64c1e024cd3e1","group":"5f36819feb573bce","name":"","order":1,"width":"0","height":"0","format":"