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title: Widgets - Process Input
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The process input widget is used to pass input to the processes that are executed within Dexed.

![](img/process_input.png)

- ![](icons/other/pencil_go.png): Sends the text to the process, also works with <kbd>ENTER</kbd>.
- ![](icons/other/pencil_delete.png): Closes the process input stream.
- ![](icons/other/cancel.png): Forces the process termination.

The input text can contain [symbolic strings](features_symbolic_strings.html).

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