# Create numeric input cursor points

Use the numeric input cursor point object to write numeric information to a data source. For example, you might use a numeric input cursor point to set the current temperature of an oven in a bakery.

## To create a numeric input cursor point

1. In the Graphics Display editor, from the Objects menu, select Numeric and String > Numeric Input Cursor Point.
2. Drag the mouse to position and draw a rectangle the general size and location you want the numeric input cursor point to be.
3. Double-click the display to open its Properties dialog box.
4. In the Properties dialog box tabs, specify how the display numeric input cursor point looks, how it inputs and displays values, its timing and handshake settings, and its tags and/or expressions.

## See also

Set up general properties for a numeric input cursor point

Set up numeric options for a numeric input cursor point

Set up handshaking for the numeric input cursor point

Set up connections for the numeric input cursor point

How the numeric input cursor point works at run time

Keywords: numeric