Creating/Editing a Keypad

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In the Keypads management dialog you will find a list of the existing Keypads. You will also find the 'New' icon which you can use to create a new Keypad from scratch.

 

If you want to modify the attributes of a previously created Keypad, select it using the mouse and then click on 'Next', or just simply double-click on it.

 

 

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In order to be able to use your Keypad within a Connection, you must first enable the Keypad for that particular connection in the Connections Settings dialog.

 

 

Adding a keypad

Select the 'New' icon and after you click on 'Next', you will be presented with the 'Keypad Creation' dialog.

 

 

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To add a new key to the Keypad, follow these steps:

 

1. Select a function to assign to the new key from the drop-down list.

2. Type a caption for the new key.

3. Click on the 'Add' button.

 

The new key you defined will now appear in the Keypad's key list. To modify the key's position within the Keypad, select it from the list and move it to the desired position using the key order selectors.

 

 

Modifying a keypad

To modify an already defined key, do the following:

 

1. Select the key you want to modify from the Keypad's key list.

2. Change the function and/or caption of the key.

3. Click on the 'Modify' button to apply the changes to the key.

 

 

Deleting a keypad

To delete a key from the Keypad, proceed this way:

 

1. Select the key you want to delete from the Keypad's key list.

2. Click on the 'Delete' button.

 

The key you selected will be removed from the Keypad's key list.

 

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Deleting a Keypad