# Workaround to permission a “switch” component?

**URL:** <https://community.glideapps.com/t/workaround-to-permission-a-switch-component/5767>\
**Category:** Ask for Help\
**Created:** [March 24, 2020, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/workaround-to-permission-a-switch-component/5767 "2020-03-24T13:02:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/workaround-to-permission-a-switch-component/5767/5 "2020-03-24T14:08:24Z")

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I’m sure I have several posts like this, but here is a basic step by step.

> [@Allow only signed in users to posts](https://community.glideapps.com/t/allow-only-signed-in-users-to-posts/5286/4):
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> Add a template column to the Blank Tab sheet with a value that says ‘Profile’ Add an identical template column to the Profile sheet with the same value of ‘Profile’ Create a relation column in the Blank Tab sheet that links the Profile columns together in both sheets Create a lookup column in the Blank Tab sheet that gets the email address from the relation. Set visibility on the button to show when when the lookup column is signed in user.

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