You can set up the keyboard to display according to the field type, to help you quickly enter values.
1. In Layout mode, select a text, number, date, time, or timestamp field.
2. In the Inspector, click the 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 |
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 |