An electronic metering apparatus for metering liquids, with • a longitudinal, handleable housing, • a drive, arranged in the housing, with an electric motor, • at least one displacer device (9, 10), arranged in the housing or being capable to be arranged on the same, with a displacer element, which is connected to the drive and/or connectable to the same, • at least one holding device on the bottom end of the housing for holding a pipette point or a syringe, • at least one electric operational control (18 to 21) in or on the housing, • at least one electric information device (25, 26) in or on the housing, • an electric control unit arranged in the housing, which is connected to the electric motor, the electric operational control (18 to 21) and the electric information device (25, 26), and which controls the information device (25, 26) depending on the position and/or previous changes of the position of the displacer element, in order to put out an information concerning the next reasonable dislocation of the displacer element, and • an electric power supply, • an electric mode key and an electric parameter key for changeover between different menus, • a pair of electric control keys (20, 21), arranged next to each other, for navigation in the menus, setting of parameters and controlling the dislocation of the displacer element, wherein the two control keys (20, 21) control the navigation in the menus, the setting of parameters and the dislocation of the displacer element in different directions, • an electric display device for displaying menus and parameters, • wherein the electric control unit is connected to the electric mode key, the electric parameter key, the electric control keys (20, 21) and the electric display device, and controls the display of menus and parameters by the display device as well as the dislocation of the displacer element corresponding to the actuation of the mode key, the parameter key and the control keys (20, 21). • a longitudinal, handleable housing, • a drive, arranged in the housing, with an electric motor, • at least one displacer device (9, 10), arranged in the housing or being capable to be arranged on the same, with a displacer element, which is connected to the drive and/or connectable to the same, • at least one holding device on the bottom end of the housing for holding a pipette point or a syringe, • at least one electric operational control (18 to 21) in or on the housing, • at least one electric information device (25, 26) in or on the housing, • an electric control unit arranged in the housing, which is connected to the electric motor, the electric operational control (18 to 21) and the electric information device (25, 26), and which controls the information device (25, 26) depending on the position and/or previous changes of the position of the displacer element, in order to put out an information concerning the next reasonable dislocation of the displacer element, and • an electric power supply, • an electric mode key and an electric parameter key for changeover between different menus, • a pair of electric control keys (20, 21), arranged next to each other, for navigation in the menus, setting of parameters and controlling the dislocation of the displacer element, wherein the two control keys (20, 21) control the navigation in the menus, the setting of parameters and the dislocation of the displacer element in different directions, • an electric display device for displaying menus and parameters, • wherein the electric control unit is connected to the electric mode key, the electric parameter key, the electric control keys (20, 21) and the electric display device, and controls the display of menus and parameters by the display device as well as the dislocation of the displacer element corresponding to the actuation of the mode key, the parameter key and the control keys (20, 21).