# Can students use the slider function thru the graph option?

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**Created:** [September 10, 2021, 2:30pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/can-students-use-the-slider-function-thru-the-graph-option/3656 "2021-09-10T14:30:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Isa\_Sanchez](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/isa_sanchez/32/3021_2.png) [@Isa\_Sanchez](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Isa_Sanchez)\
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How do I have students explore with sliders but not give them access to the function in the desmos calculator. I want them to explore changes in a linear function by using a “slider” for slope but I do not want them to be able to “x - out” anything from the slide.

Thank you.

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**Author:** ![StoyanNYC](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/stoyannyc/32/2967_2.png) [@StoyanNYC](https://cl.desmos.com/u/StoyanNYC)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 2:49pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/can-students-use-the-slider-function-thru-the-graph-option/3656/2 "2021-09-10T14:49:09Z")

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It would help if you posted a link to the activity. But students don’t generally have access to the various definitions you’ve set up in the graph component.

Here is a slope exploration slide, if you think that’s helpful

> **[Exploring Slope • Activity Builder by Desmos](https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/613b6fa7258f0509c44458bb)**
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> by Stoyan Stoyanov

Here is a different version.

> **[Equation of the Line • Activity Builder by Desmos](https://teacher.desmos.com/activitybuilder/custom/613b7cf84eb5c96aa06a16c4)**
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> by Stoyan Stoyanov

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**Author:** ![Daniel\_Grubbs](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/cl.desmos.com/daniel_grubbs/32/719_2.png) [@Daniel\_Grubbs](https://cl.desmos.com/u/Daniel_Grubbs)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 4:56pm UTC](https://cl.desmos.com/t/can-students-use-the-slider-function-thru-the-graph-option/3656/3 "2021-09-10T16:56:29Z")

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If you’re using a full screen graph, you can put any functions or variables you don’t want students to access into a folder, then click the “Hide this folder” box. You will have access while editing, but students won’t see it in their expression list.

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/uploads/desmos/original/2X/e/e4be8110810af510848d1897093f08b39d7d8eee.png)