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# Distribute and activate passes

To make a pass active, so that it can be scanned by access control devices, it must be marked as **distributed and activated**.
You can mark a pass as distributed individually, directly in the participant sheet, or mark multiple passes as distributed at once from the** participant list > More menu (vertical dots) > Pass > Distribute and activate passes**.


For a pass to be distributed and activated, it must have been [marked as printed](https://help.qomeet.com/en/article/print-passes-1kyjfd7/#3-mark-passes-as-printed). Passes [published](https://help.qomeet.com/en/article/publish-passes-f8z6cd/) directly in the participant's personal space are automatically activated.

| It is recommended to activate a pass only when it is actually handed over to the participant. In this way, if a pass printed in advance is lost, it cannot be used.



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### Cancelling a pass

To disable a pass, go to the participant's profile and click on **Cancel pass**. You can also cancel multiple passes at once in the **Participant list > More menu (vertical dots) > Pass > Cancel passes**.


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Once the pass has been disabled, it becomes invalid and is no longer accepted at access control points. You can generate a new pass for the participant from their profile by clicking on **Print a new pass** or **Publish a new pass**.


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