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Chapter 3 : Creating a Project

Input Methods

When you enter a prompt, you must select an Input Method for the

prompt. This determines how the user will be able to enter data on the
given screen. The Input Methods are entered on Line 2 of a screen
prompt. The following Input Methods are available:

Front Panel UP/Down Numeric

External Keyboard

External Barcode Reader

Weight Scale

Select Value From List

Select Value From File

Display Data

The various Input Methods available for line 2 are discussed in

Sections

3.3.2.1 to 3.3.2.7

. Please see these sections for more detailed

explanations about the Input Methods you can use to create a user
friendly interface for your label program.

For the Warehouse Shelving example, on line 2 of the screen prompt
you are creating,

3

Select External Keyboard, as shown here


Once an Input Method has been selected, 123 Print displays a window

in which you set the properties of the chosen input type. Each Input
Method has its own specific set of properties.

The properties window for the External Keyboard input is as shown
below

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