# Display coordinates of a point

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-coordinates-of-a-point/5737
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 6, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-coordinates-of-a-point/5737 "2020-11-06T17:02:07Z")
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### Author: ![Kihiro\_Bando](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kihiro_bando/32/5178_2.png) [@Kihiro\_Bando](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kihiro_Bando)
#### Post date: [November 6, 2020, 5:02pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-coordinates-of-a-point/5737/1 "2020-11-06T17:02:07Z")

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Hi,

Is there a more convenient way to probe the coordinates of a point than the following (let’s say I want the x,y coordinates of a point in a 2D dataset):

- use the `Calculator` to compute a variable `X` from `coordX`
- use the `Calculator` to compute a variable `Y` from `coordY`
- either use the spreadsheet view and restrict to the current selection or go to `Selection Display Inspector` and select variables `X` and `Y` for point labels

This is inconvenient to do everytime you want to just have an idea of the location of some point in a dataset.

Thanks.

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### Author: ![ymjia](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@ymjia](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/ymjia)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 8:25am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-coordinates-of-a-point/5737/3 "2020-11-11T08:25:21Z")

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if you just want to show point coordinate, use Hover Points on in the Frame Decoration Region  
 ![image](https://discourse.paraview.org/uploads/default/original/2X/2/2f4942100ff04960938b12e04905b68705963bb5.png)

For more complicated operations:

1. you can write a python script running your process
2. **Macro-\>add new macro…** to add the script as a Macro
3. then **Tools-\>Customize Shortcuts** bind a shortcut your like.

Next time after you select some point just press shortcut you defined.

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### Author: ![Kihiro\_Bando](https://discourse.paraview.org/user_avatar/discourse.paraview.org/kihiro_bando/32/5178_2.png) [@Kihiro\_Bando](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/Kihiro_Bando)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/display-coordinates-of-a-point/5737/4 "2020-11-11T16:00:48Z")

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Exactly what I aws looking for. Thanks!