# Create String Input Enable buttons

At run time the operator can use the String Input Enable button to open a string pop-up keyboard or scratchpad. When the operator presses the button, the pop-up opens. The operator can use the pop-up to enter a string value to send to the Value connection at the data source.

## To create a String Input Enable button

1. In the Graphics Display editor, select Numeric and String > String Input Enable from the Objects menu.
2. Drag the mouse to position and draw a rectangle the general size and location you want the button to be.
3. Double-click the button to open its Properties dialog box.
4. In the Properties dialog box, specify how the button looks, the button’s tags, whether to use the string pop-up keyboard or scratchpad, and whether to use Enter key handshaking.

## See also

Set up general properties for a String Input Enable button

Set up handshaking for a String Input Enable button

Set up connections for the string input enable button

How the String Input Enable button works at run time

Causes of run-time errors for the String Input Enable button

Keywords: string