1. Apparatus comprising: at least one processor associated with an automated transaction machine, wherein the machine includes at least one data reader operable to obtain user data usable to identify a financial account, wherein the machine includes at least one financial instrument handling mechanism, wherein the machine includes a touch screen display, wherein the at least one processor, in response to detecting a predefined finger movement on the input surface, outputs a plurality of numeric characters in a sequence on the touch screen display until the predefined finger movement is no longer detected; and wherein the at least one processor determines that the numerical value is a last numerical value output on the touch screen display when the predefined finger movement is no longer detected wherein the at least one processor is operable to use the at least one character in carrying out with the machine, a financial transaction that involves a financial account identified through use of user data obtained by the at least one data reader.