Text Box

A Text Box can contain up to 256 characters of variable text. Use it to:

Display up to 256 characters from a String Data Tag. If the linked Data Tag is empty, the variable displays the default text via the Water Mark property.
Enable a user to edit or enter a String via the panel’s virtual keyboard, by unchecking the Read-Only property.

The Multi-line property (checked by default):

Text Box Attributes
Multi Line	The Multi-line property is checked by default. This: Enables the display of multiple, wrapped lines. Allows user to scroll lines, if the string is too long to fit in the textbox. Enables the user to enter multiple lines of text.
Read-Only	Read-only is checked by default. To enable the end-user to enter data, you must uncheck Read-only.
Keyboard Title	When the user enters data for this HMI Element, the virtual keyboard will open. The text here will appear in the title bar of the virtual keyboard instead of the default text for this element. Note that you can click the drop-down arrow to restore the default text.
Keypad Entry Complete	The linked bit turns ON when an element has been touched, the keypad has opened for data entry, and the user presses OK. The bit turns ON whether or not any data has actually been entered. Note that the bit remains ON until it is reset.
Tag: Link	The value of this tag determines what is displayed in the HMI element.
Tag: Touch Enabled/Disabled	The Touch property of this element is enabled by default. Assign a Touch Enable\ Disable bit to allow you to enable or disable the element’s Touch property.
Water Mark	A Water Mark is the default text displayed in an element. You can edit it to instruct the user.