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Add intructions for UI use of Input Helpers when default_config: is missing from configuration (home-assistant#14615)
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source/_integrations/input_boolean.markdown

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The preferred way to configure input booleans is via the user interface at **Configuration** -> **Helpers**. Click the add button and then choose the "**Toggle**" option.
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To be able to add **Helpers** via the user interface you should have `default_config:` in your `configuration.yaml`, it should already be there by default unless you removed it.
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If you removed `default_config:` from you configuration, you must add `input_boolean:` to your `configuration.yaml` first, then you can use the UI.
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Input booleans can also be configured via `configuration.yaml`:
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```yaml

source/_integrations/input_datetime.markdown

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The preferred way to configure input datetime is via the user interface at **Configuration** -> **Helpers**. Click the add button and then choose the **Date and/or time** option.
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To be able to add **Helpers** via the user interface you should have `default_config:` in your `configuration.yaml`, it should already be there by default unless you removed it.
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If you removed `default_config:` from you configuration, you must add `input_datetime:` to your `configuration.yaml` first, then you can use the UI.
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`input_datetime` can also be configured via YAML. To add three datetime inputs to your installation,
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one with both date and time, and one with date or time each,
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add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`:

source/_integrations/input_number.markdown

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The preferred way to configure an input number is via the user interface at **Configuration** -> **Helpers**. Click the add button and then choose the **Number** option.
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To be able to add **Helpers** via the user interface you should have `default_config:` in your `configuration.yaml`, it should already be there by default unless you removed it.
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If you removed `default_config:` from you configuration, you must add `input_number:` to your `configuration.yaml` first, then you can use the UI.
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Input numbers can also be configured via `configuration.yaml`:
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```yaml

source/_integrations/input_select.markdown

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The preferred way to configure an input select is via the user interface at **Configuration** -> **Helpers**. Click the add button and then choose the **Dropdown** option.
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To be able to add **Helpers** via the user interface you should have `default_config:` in your `configuration.yaml`, it should already be there by default unless you removed it.
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If you removed `default_config:` from you configuration, you must add `input_select:` to your `configuration.yaml` first, then you can use the UI.
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Input selects can also be configured via `configuration.yaml`:
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source/_integrations/input_text.markdown

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The preferred way to configure an input text is via the user interface at **Configuration** -> **Helpers**. Click the add button and then choose the **Text** option.
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To be able to add **Helpers** via the user interface you should have `default_config:` in your `configuration.yaml`, it should already be there by default unless you removed it.
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If you removed `default_config:` from you configuration, you must add `input_text:` to your `configuration.yaml` first, then you can use the UI.
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It can also be configured via `configuration.yaml`:
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