# Create numeric displays

Use the numeric display object to show the operator numeric information from the data source. For example, you might use a numeric display to show the current temperature of an oven in a bakery.

## To create a numeric display

1. In the Graphics Display editor, select Numeric and String > Numeric Display from the Objects menu.
2. Drag the mouse to position and draw a rectangle the general size and location you want the display to be.
3. Double-click the display to open its Properties dialog box.
4. In the Properties dialog box tabs, specify how the display looks and its tags.

## See also

Set up general properties for a numeric display

Set up connections for the numeric display

How the numeric display works at run time

How values are calculated

How values are rounded

Keywords: numeric