[Getting light side or dark side points doing crew skills - WHY?]

Clarification: the "switch" is the red trapezoid with a light symbol and a dark symbol. Click the symbol that corresponds to the type of points you want. The switch might be hiding kinda half behind the minimap.

 

And you *also* get switch-coloured points for killing foes. Paragon-of-the-Light Jedi can rank up their Lightness by slaughtering refugees.

 

Thank you so much! My issues with alignment points was plaguing me for days. Forums mention farming the points with crew skills but kept out the Important clue regarding the User Interface switch and what it looks like. Appreciate the help!