# Button for work lights

**URL:** <https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459>\
**Category:** How do I ...?\
**Created:** [January 10, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459 "2025-01-10T03:10:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![Dzorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Dzorn](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dzorn)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 3:10am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/1 "2025-01-10T03:10:50Z")

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I would like to have a button to turn on works lights, and when done hit the button again to turn off the lights - I can get the work lights on a fader but not on this button

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-09 at 10.01.47 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/e/e5e946edea1fae508e95bae05c9b9a2b42e4a1a8.png)

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**Author:** ![jack.moorhouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/jack.moorhouse/32/439_2.png) [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 10:30am UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/2 "2025-01-10T10:30:45Z")

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Drag “play toggle” to that button action

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/9/99224f61371a93fa6355c6b4405fcacdd5d77a80.png)

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**Author:** ![Dzorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Dzorn](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dzorn)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 2:17pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/3 "2025-01-10T14:17:46Z")

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Tried that doesn’t work - I just have the group dragged in there. Does it need to be a separate playlist ?

Thanks !

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**Author:** ![Dzorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Dzorn](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dzorn)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/4 "2025-01-10T14:18:19Z")

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I ment cue list sorry

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**Author:** ![jack.moorhouse](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/jack.moorhouse/32/439_2.png) [@jack.moorhouse](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/jack.moorhouse)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2025, 2:19pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/5 "2025-01-10T14:19:42Z")

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Ah OK.  
Yes it will need to be a cuelist. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Dzorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Dzorn](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dzorn)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 7:52pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/6 "2025-01-11T19:52:36Z")

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Thanks for that working, but fader has to be pushed up to work. Is there a way to just work when button pushed ?

Thanks again for all you help

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**Author:** ![churchlightguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/churchlightguy/32/1129_2.png) [@churchlightguy](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/churchlightguy)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/7 "2025-01-12T14:44:07Z")

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You can push the fader up to 100, then drag a “blank” fader over it to make the fader not affect it

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Price](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/robert_price/32/621_2.png) [@Robert\_Price](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Robert_Price)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/8 "2025-01-12T19:54:28Z")

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Split your playback and put it on just a button if you dont need fader control, then in your cuelist properties make the default fader level 100% then put a play toggle on the button

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**Author:** ![Dzorn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@Dzorn](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Dzorn)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/9 "2025-01-12T20:34:06Z")

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Sounds good -……

I know stupid question, but how do I split my playback. Thanks !

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Price](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/vistaforum.chroma-q.com/robert_price/32/621_2.png) [@Robert\_Price](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/u/Robert_Price)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2025, 5:50pm UTC](https://vistaforum.chroma-q.com/t/button-for-work-lights/3459/10 "2025-01-13T17:50:56Z")

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Like this …

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-13 175020](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/chroma_q/original/2X/0/08fd5160dca2d4960a3f4a4c6269f2a58d338d80.png)
