Text Entry Field

Text Entry Field — a simple textbox used for data entry.

Description

Enables the user to input a text string or numeric value while in Run mode.

Format Strings

Numeric values, text, dates, and times can be formatted using Windows standard and custom format strings. For example, to format a numeric value to two decimal places, specify a format of 0.00. For more information on formatting numbers, text, dates and times, please see Section 2.4.5, “Format Strings”.