# Use a numeric pop-up scratchpad

To enter numeric values, the operator must open the numeric pop-up scratchpad by pressing a numeric input enable button or numeric input cursor point object. The scratchpad can accept up to 17 digits, including the decimal point, leading zero, and minus sign.The numeric pop-up scratchpad does not contain any buttons. The computer must have an external keyboard or keypad to use and close the numeric pop-up scratchpad.

When the scratchpad is open, no other objects in the graphic display can accept input.

## To use the numeric pop-up scratchpad

1. Use the keys on an external keyboard or keypad to enter a value in the pop-up scratchpad.
2. Press Enter 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 scratchpad closes without writing anything out. If the computer’s screen is smaller than 124 pixels wide by 68 pixels high, the numeric pop-up scratchpad cannot open.

## See also

How the numeric pop-ups work at run time

How values are calculated

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

Numeric pop-up scratchpad keys