Window.ShowKeyboard
-------------------

Shows the keyboard viewer.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Window](component_Window.md) | [9.5](newinversion95.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |

MBS( "Window.ShowKeyboard" ) ### Parameters

none

### Result

Returns OK or error.

### Description

Shows the keyboard viewer.  
On Windows you can trigger this a second time to hide it.  
  
See also [Window.ShowCharacterPalette](WindowShowCharacterPalette.md) function.  
Check [Window.IsKeyboardVisible](WindowIsKeyboardVisible.md) for whether the keyboard is visible.  
### Examples

Show keyboard:

 Set Variable \[ $r ; Value: MBS ("Window.ShowKeyboard") \]  
Show character palette:

 Set Variable \[ $r ; Value: MBS ("[Window.ShowCharacterPalette](WindowShowCharacterPalette.md)") \]  
### See also

- [Window.HideKeyboard](WindowHideKeyboard.md)
- [Window.IsKeyboardVisible](WindowIsKeyboardVisible.md)
- [Window.Show](WindowShow.md)
- [Window.ShowCharacterPalette](WindowShowCharacterPalette.md)

### Release notes

- **Version 9.5**
    - Added [Window.ShowKeyboard](http://www.mbsplugins.eu/WindowShowKeyboard.shtml) function for Mac and Windows.

### Blog Entries

- [New in MBS FileMaker Plugin 13.2](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2023-05-17/New_in_MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_13/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [New functions of the MBS Plugin Version 9.5](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2019-11-21/New_functions_of_the_MBS_Plugi/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
- [Neues MBS FileMaker Plugin 9.5](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2019-11-12/Neues_MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_95/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)
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- [MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 9.5pr1](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2019-10-02/MBS_FileMaker_Plugin_version_9/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

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Created 26th September 2019 , last changed 3th May 2023

  
[Window.ShowContent](WindowShowContent.md) - [Window.ShowOverlay](WindowShowOverlay.md)

[HTML Version](WindowShowKeyboard.shtml)