Use the string pop-up scratchpad

To enter string values, the operator must open the string pop-up scratchpad by pressing a string input enable button. The number of characters the scratchpad accepts depends on how you set up the
String Input Enable
 button.
The scratchpad does not contain any buttons. The computer must have an external keyboard or keypad to use and close the pop-up scratchpad. If the runtime terminal is a keypad terminal, the operator can enter numbers in the scratchpad and close the scratchpad.
When the scratchpad is open, no other objects in the graphic display can accept input.
To use the pop-up scratchpad
  1. Use the keys on an external keyboard or keypad to enter a string in the pop-up’s scratchpad.
  2. Press
    Enter
     Enter symbol on the external keyboard or keypad.
    TIP:
    • If the graphic display changes remotely before the operator has pressed the Enter key on the external keyboard or keypad, the pop-up closes without writing anything out.
    • If the computer’s resolution is smaller than 236 pixels wide by 44 pixels high, the pop-up scratchpad cannot open.
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