# TouchScreen Input Keypad or Keyboard

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-input-keypad-or-keyboard/7631>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 26, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-input-keypad-or-keyboard/7631 "2013-11-26T04:10:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![garteaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e4f/32.png) [@garteaga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/garteaga)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-input-keypad-or-keyboard/7631/1 "2013-11-26T04:10:54Z")

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Hey… I have to say… I love the software…  
The only problem that I am having, is since most people want touchscreens, is there a way that you can put an INPUT cell, and when you touch it, it brings the KEYPAD or the KEYBOARD…

THANKS

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**Author:** ![aidamcg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 8:23am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-input-keypad-or-keyboard/7631/2 "2013-11-26T08:23:12Z")

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Hi

In project properties which is accessible from the designer under project menu there is a setting in the client tab to enable touch screen mode for the project.

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There is also a scripting function which will enable it on the fly which may suit if you only want particular clients to have touch screen mode enabled only.  
[http://www.inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/system\_gui\_settouchscreenmodeenabled.htm](http://www.inductiveautomation.com/support/usermanuals/ignition/system_gui_settouchscreenmodeenabled.htm)

Aidan

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**Author:** ![garteaga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a88e4f/32.png) [@garteaga](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/garteaga)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-input-keypad-or-keyboard/7631/3 "2013-11-26T14:28:10Z")

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Thaks, but does this gives me a touch pad with number to put the input data… if so how do you do it?

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**Author:** ![aidamcg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/90db22/32.png) [@aidamcg](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aidamcg)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 7:22am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-input-keypad-or-keyboard/7631/4 "2013-11-27T07:22:36Z")

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yes

if you enable touch screen mode by either method I posted before then whenever you touch a component that take entry such as numeric text field then the keypad will popup and you can enter a value. I believe you need to run the client to see this happen

Aidan

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**Author:** ![greg.simpson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/greg.simpson/32/3135_2.png) [@greg.simpson](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/greg.simpson)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/touchscreen-input-keypad-or-keyboard/7631/5 "2013-11-27T16:31:44Z")

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aidamcg is correct. Enable touchscreen mode in the project properties and then launch the client.