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Toggle-Switch Guidelines
Alita Joyce
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Oct 2022
On/off switches are UI elements that prompt users to choose between 2 mutually exclusive options, always have a default value, and provide immediate results.
4 Oct 2022
If you’re considering including toggles in long forms where other types of form fields are present, and users will need to click a Submit button for other changes to take effect, don’t. This scenario confuses users because they can’t be sure whether their toggle choice will take immediate effect. Avoid confusion at all costs. Separate controls that produce instant results from those that require clicking a command button.