Check this thread out (for one). If you search EasyC automonous you will find other threads as well.
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...syc+autonomous
To do what you want you need to put a loop in the Initialize function block that takes user input while the robot is disabled BEFORE autonomous starts. The autonomous block isn't called until the field is enabled in autonomous, at which point user input is disabled (not to mention illegal).