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Changing a touch keyboard type
You can set up the keyboard to display according to the field type, to help you quickly enter values.
To change a touch keyboard type:
1. In Layout mode, select a text, number, date, time, or timestamp field.
2. Click Inspector Inspector button in the layout bar, then click the Data Data tab.
3. In the Behavior area, select Touch keyboard type. Then:
 
Choose
To use this keyboard
System Default
Number and Punctuation keyboard for date, time, and timestamp fields, and the default keyboard for text and number fields
Default for Data Type
Numeric 10-Key keyboard for number fields, a standard keyboard for text fields, and the Number and Punctuation keyboard for date, time, and timestamp fields
ASCII
Standard ASCII keyboard
URL
Standard URL keyboard
Email
Standard Email keyboard
Numeric 10-Key
Custom 10-key keyboard (calculator-style)
Number Keypad
iPhone/iPod touch: Standard iOS Number keyboard
iPad: Custom Number keyboard that matches the iPhone Number keyboard
Number and Punctuation
Standard Number and Punctuation keyboard
Phone
Custom keyboard with symbols commonly used in phone numbers
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Enable Touch Keyboard script step
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