# Can a Keyboard or Numeric pad display a message for the user as well?

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-keyboard-or-numeric-pad-display-a-message-for-the-user-as-well/110693>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** vision\
**Created:** [September 17, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-keyboard-or-numeric-pad-display-a-message-for-the-user-as-well/110693 "2025-09-17T08:24:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![javier.allueva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@javier.allueva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/javier.allueva)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-keyboard-or-numeric-pad-display-a-message-for-the-user-as-well/110693/1 "2025-09-17T08:24:38Z")

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Hi all,

I do apologize in advance is this not the correct way it’s my first post in the forum;

I am using a numeric text field with the idea to display a num keypad so the user can introduce a value but I would like to display a message for the user to inform what we need from him when the numpad opens, if I am scripting this in the Numeric Text Field component. but no idea if its possible to achieve what I need and if its possible don’t know how to add this to the script

event.source.doubleValue = system.gui.showNumericKeypad(event.source.doubleValue)

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**Author:** ![javier.allueva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@javier.allueva](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/javier.allueva)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 8:39am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-keyboard-or-numeric-pad-display-a-message-for-the-user-as-well/110693/2 "2025-09-17T08:39:30Z")

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Never mind, I found a way around it, in the script I just call a message box to display the message we need before the numpad shows up:

system.gui.messageBox("Please enter the number of cases counted")  
event.source.intValue = system.gui.showNumericKeypad(event.source.intValue)

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**Author:** ![robertm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@robertm](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/robertm)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/can-a-keyboard-or-numeric-pad-display-a-message-for-the-user-as-well/110693/3 "2025-09-17T11:44:54Z")

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Maybe not good enough for your needs, but I use the mouse over text for numeric entry boxes, to instruct operators what is needed. While the popup is fine, once the operator uses it a few times it becomes intrusive as they know what to do. Just an additional idea.