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Numeric pop-up scratchpad keys

The following table shows the keys on an external keyboard or keypad.

Keys

Descriptions

Decimal

The decimal button (.) on an external keyboard or keypad works only if the decimal point type is Implicit.

Minus

Press the minus key on an external keyboard or keypad to toggle the value between positive and negative.

Escape

To close the pop-up scratchpad without writing the value to the Value connection, press the ESC key on an external keyboard or keypad

Backspace

Press Backspace symbol on an external keyboard or keypad to delete the right-most digit. Hold the button down to delete multiple digits. If there are no digits left in the scratchpad, the minus sign, if any, is removed.

Enter

Press Enter symbol on an external keyboard or keypad to write the value to the Value connection.

Delete

Press the Delete key on an external keyboard or keypad to clear the scratchpad.

See also

Use a numeric pop-up scratchpad

How the numeric pop-ups work at run time

How values are calculated

Causes of run-time errors for the numeric pop-ups