To enter string values at run time, the operator must open the string pop-up keyboard by pressing a string input enable button. The keyboard also opens when the operator presses the User and Password buttons in the Login dialog box or the Old Password, New Password and Confirm Password buttons in the Change Password dialog box at run time.
If the operator opens the pop-up keyboard by pressing a String Input Enable button, the number of characters the keyboard accepts depends on how you set up the button.
When the keyboard is open, no other objects in the graphic display can accept input.
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Except for the SHF and CAP buttons, you can use the keys on an external keyboard or keypad in place of the string pop-up keyboard's buttons, where an equivalent key exists.
Press the SHF button to capitalize a single character.
Press the TAB or SHF-TAB buttons to move input focus to another button. Pressing TAB moves input focus down and to the left, and pressing SHF-TAB moves input focus to the right and up.
Press F1 to activate the button with the highlight focus.
Press the CAP button to capitalize multiple characters.
Press the INS/OVR button or the Insert key on an external keyboard to toggle between insert and overstrike modes.
Press the << button or the Left arrow key on an external keyboard to move the cursor to the left.
Press the >> button or the Right arrow key on an external keyboard to move the cursor to the right.
To close the pop-up without writing the string to the Login dialog box or the Value connection, press one of these:
Press the CLR button or the Delete key on an external keyboard to clear the scratchpad.
Press to delete the character to the left of the cursor. Hold the button down to delete multiple characters.
Press or the key on an external keyboard or keypad to write the string to the Login dialog box or Value connection.
How the string pop-up keyboard works at run time