# Prevent onscreen keyboard from appearing when touching DateTimeInput item

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-onscreen-keyboard-from-appearing-when-touching-datetimeinput-item/26562>\
**Category:** Ignition Early Access\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 15, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-onscreen-keyboard-from-appearing-when-touching-datetimeinput-item/26562 "2019-07-15T19:07:23Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/prevent-onscreen-keyboard-from-appearing-when-touching-datetimeinput-item/26562/1 "2019-07-15T19:07:23Z")

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Is there any way to make the DateTimeInput show the picker, but not focus the text box so that the onscreen keyboard does not display when it is clicked/tapped? In my case, we’re using HMI’s in tablet mode and the onscreen keyboard is appearing when I touch the DateTimeInput, but I would rather it only show the picker that comes up when it is clicked.