# Call

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To enter the Call keyword in the command line, use one of the options:

- Press On On
- Type **Call**
- Type the shortcut **Cal**

## Description

The Call keyword is used to apply an object or its content.

## Syntax

Call \[Object] \["Object\_Name" or Object\_Number] **(/Option)**

## Option Keywords

The Call keyword uses the following option keywords: 

- [/Screen](/grandma3/2-4/ok_screen/)

## Examples

- To call view button 2.1, type:

|                                                                    |                                         |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Call ViewButton 2.1 |

 [![](/img/grandma3/2-4/robot-icon_white-1ac0d2.png)       Paste to Command Line](#ma_cmd?Call%20ViewButton%202.1%0A) 

- To call macro 2, type:

|                                                                    |                                  |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------- |
| ![](/img/grandma3/2-4/icon_commandline-input_logo_v2-0-a59235.png) | User name\[Fixture]>Call Macro 2 |

 [![](/img/grandma3/2-4/robot-icon_white-1ac0d2.png)       Paste to Command Line](#ma_cmd?Call%20Macro%202%0A)