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# Button
This legacy behaviour was moved to a component in Game Maker 0.10 for to improve interconnection of logic. Documentation is being updated.
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**COPY/PASTE PARAMETERS**
New in GM 0.11! Right click on a behaviour or component to copy. Then open an object, add the same behaviour or component, and right click it to paste identical parameter settings.
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 | Send a message when a player interacts with an object. |
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[Build Singleplayer & Multiplayer Logic](/en/creator/game-maker/docs/build-singleplayer-and-multiplayer-logic.md) - about **\[SP]** or **\[MP]** behaviours or components.
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**USAGE TIP**\
**Button** component has a cooldown parameter, **Duration**, to prevent players from spamming logic triggers. Use this when you want logic to stay active, but not be triggered excessively at once.
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## 
Button \[SP] \[MP]
Interacting with this button will send a message to all assets within its broadcast range.
## Common Uses
* Send a message to another Object's Toggle Component to activate or deactivate its Behavior (e.g., Platform, Melee Enemy, etc) for a puzzle platformer
* Apply to Assets such as info panels and trigger the NFT Details Display Component, open doors from a distance, etc.
* Trigger lights and/or sound to turn on/off
* Reset logic on a Multiplayer Experience
## Communications
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Inputs: Player Interaction (Press E) | Outputs: Send one message within a specified range |
## Parameters
| Options | Details |
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|  | **Message to Send** - set a Message to send when players press E and interact with this Object |
|  | Broadcast Range - set the distance the Message will reach
This parameter is visualised with a yellow circle Gizmo that adjusts as you change the value.
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