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

3.3.2.1to 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,

3Select 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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