# Create Momentary push buttons

Use the Momentary push button object to create a button that starts a process or action by sending a value to the data source. Momentary Push buttons send one value to the data source when pressed and another value when released.

A Momentary push button can perform three types of actions:

- Normally open sends a value of 1 when the button is pressed, and a value of 0 when the button is released.
- Normally closed sends a value of 0 when the button is pressed, and a value of 1 when the button is released.
- Value sends the values you assign to the button press and release actions.

If the button’s hold time is still in effect when the button is released, the second value is not sent until the hold time expires. You set up the hold time on the General tab.

Important: | Do not use push buttons for emergency stops. Emergency stop buttons must be hard-wired.

## To create a momentary push button

1. In the Graphics Display editor, from the Objects menu, select Push Button > Momentary.
2. Drag the mouse to position and draw a rectangle the general size and location you want the button to be.
3. Double-click the button to open its Properties dialog box.
4. In the Properties dialog box, specify how the button looks, the action to be initiated by the button, and its tags.

## See also

How the Momentary push button works at run time

Set up general properties for a Momentary push button

Set up states for the Momentary push button

Set up connections for the Momentary Push button

About the Momentary push button’s error state

Keywords: push button