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.
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.