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From the [Common Settings (R)] menu, select [Keypad
Registration (K)]. The [New Keypad/Open] dialog box appears.
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Set the [Number] and [Comment] and then click
[New]. (For example, [Number] 1, [Comment] Custom)
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The screen to create the keypad [Clear Area]
appears.
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From the [View (V)] menu, select [Package (P)], or
click 
to display the
[Package List] dialog box.
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Select the package name (for example, DEC Keypad)
that is registered with the keypad you want to use, click [Open],
and the [Package] dialog box appears.
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Select a keypad to use and place it on the [Clear
Area].
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Create the keypad [Clear Area]. Drag the [Resize
Boundary] 
in the four corners
of the [Clear Area] setting screen to change the size. The [Resize
Boundary] button you drag with the mouse cursor determines the
direction in which the clear area size changes.
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Customize the keypad as needed, such as modifying
the key layout and size.
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Place a part for Input display on the customized
keypad. From the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Data Display (D)] and
select [Input Display (I)] to place it on the screen.
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Double-click the placed Input display part to open
the setting dialog box.
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If necessary, set the color of the Input display
part and text to be displayed, and click [OK].
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Place a part for Limit Value display on the
customized keypad. From the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Data
Display (D)] and select [Show Limit Value (W)] to place it on the
screen.
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Double-click the placed Limit Value display part to
open the setting dialog box.
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As needed, set the color of the Limit Value display
part and text to be displayed, and click [OK].
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Click the [Base 1] tab to move to the base
screen.
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Configure settings to use the custom keypad with a
Data Display. From the [Parts (P)] menu, point to [Data Display
(D)] and select [Numeric Display (N)], or click the 
icon, and place it on
the screen.
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Double-click the placed element. The Data Display
dialog box appears.
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Click [Select Shape] and select the appropriate
shape.
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In [Monitor Word Address], set up the address to store the numeric
value.
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In the [Data Type] drop-down list, set the type of
data to display.
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Select the [Allow Input] check box. Once you select
the [Allow Input] check box, the [Data Entry] tab appears and you
can enter numeric data.
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Click the [Data Entry] tab and the following
appears. Select the [Enable Popup Keypad] check box.
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Specifies whether or not to keep the output when
the logic program is off
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In the [Extended] screen, select the [User Keypad]
check box and set the [Keypad] screen number (for example, 1) with
the keypad setting to the [Keypads].
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As needed, specify the Data Display's color and
text on the [Alarm/Color] tab and [Display] tab, and click
[OK].
