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# Numeric Fields

Use numeric fields to enter numeric values. For example, in the Text module, you use the Font Size field to increase or decrease the size of the current font.

(a) Current value(b) Relative position of current value in total range

When you click a numeric field, the field lightens (highlights) to indicate it is active. You can then use one of the following methods to enter a numeric value:

- Enter the value by dragging the cursor. To increase the value, press the field and drag right. To decrease the value, press the field and drag left. To decrease drag speed, spacebar-drag the field. To increase drag speed, Alt+spacebar-drag.
- To reset a value to the default with the pen, hold down the pen button and click the field. To reset a value with the mouse, hold Ctrl and click the field.
- Enter the value using the numeric keypad. See Using the Numeric Keypad.

Numeric fields indicate the relative position of the current value within the total range of allowable values. While dragging in the numeric field, an indicator shows the previous value. The indicator area turns black when the value in the field is not at its default. This indicator can be disabled in the Preferences menu. See User Interface Preferences.

Using the Numeric Keypad

The numeric keypad appears when you click a numeric field. Use the keypad as you would a calculator. When you click a number key, the number appears in the keypad field. To clear the keypad field, click the C key. To show intermediary results, click the = key.

To load the number from the keypad into the active numeric field and close the keypad, click the active field, click the keypad field, or press Enter. To cancel loading the number from the keypad into the active numeric field, click anywhere else.

Click Add or Subtract to add or subtract from the active number in the active numeric field. Alternatively, you can enter +/- (timecode fields) or + (numeric fields) before entering the number in the keypad.

TipYou can also use the numeric keypad on the workstation keyboard to enter numeric values.

You can move the numeric keypad by dragging it from the bar along its upper edge. Its default location on the screen depends on a user interface preference set in the Preferences menu. See User Interface Preferences.

There are other types of calculators: the timecode calculator and the keycode calculator. The timecode calculator appears when you click a Timecode field. See About the Timecode Calculator. The keycode calculator appears when you click a Keycode field. See About the Keycode Calculator.