Operating instructions

Operating a project
8.4 Entries using the touch screen
MP 377, MP 377 PRO (WinCC flexible)
Operating Instructions, 10/2008, 6AV6691-1DR01-0AB0
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8.4.3 Entering and editing alphanumerical values
Alphanumerical screen keyboard
When you touch an operating element for alphanumerical input on the HMI-device touch
screen, the alphanumerical screen keyboard appears. This is the case, for example, for a
text box. The screen keyboard is automatically hidden again when input is complete.
Note
Opened screen keyboard
PLC job 51 "Select screen" has no effect while the screen keyboard is open.
Language change
Language change in the project has no influence on the alphanumerical screen keyboard.
This means you cannot enter Cyrillic or Asian characters.
Keyboard levels
The alphanumerical screen keyboard has various levels.
● Normal level
● Shift level
If you change the levels with key
, the key assignments change.