# Parentheses ( )

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To get the ( ) parentheses in the command line, press and hold Shift + 9 or Shift + 0.

## Description

With the ( ) parentheses you create pop-up dialog in macros, to get user input. The user will be prompted with the text inside the round brackets, and a text input field. The macro line will be executed with the user input. For more information, see [create pop-ups in macros](/grandma2/key_macro_create_popup/).

## Example

- Create a macro line with a pop-up that asks for the cue number and stores the cue. Enter in the macro line:

Store Cue ("Please enter the cue number to store")

If the macro is running, the pop-up opens and expect user input.

![](/img/grandma2/popup_macro-enter-cue-number_v3-2-e086e0.png)

_Macro pop-up_