Keyboard Actions
Actions in the Keyboard group of the actions menu.
Type Text's confusingly named Timeout between actions (milliseconds) was replaced by Sleep between characters (seconds). Values set in the old field are not carried over on upgrade — if you relied on it, re-enter it after upgrading.
Type Text
Types text into the active field, or into the field you point at with a search object. Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+T.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Search object | Field to type into. Leave empty to type into whatever currently has focus. |
| Text to type | Text or variable content to enter. Click VAR to insert a variable. |
| Clear before typing | Clears the existing content of the field first. Default off. |
| Key after typing | A key pressed once the text is in — typically Enter or Tab. Optional; saves a separate Key Shortcut action. |
| Wait after | Pause after typing. |
| Sleep between characters | Pause in seconds before every character, including the first. Set it for applications that swallow characters when typed at full speed. (Advanced options) |
| Required success | Stop the scenario if typing fails. |
Key Shortcut
Sends a key or key combination. Shortcut Ctrl+Shift+K.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Key | The key combination to send, e.g. Ctrl+C or Alt+F4. Num-lock keys are supported. |
| Wait after | Pause after the keys are sent. |
| Sleep between keys | Pause between the individual key presses. (Advanced options) |
Since 0.24.0 the individual presses are spaced out by default. Applications that resolve shortcuts through their menus used to miss chords such as Alt+S+2 when all keys arrived at once; raise Sleep between keys if one still does.
Clear
Clears the contents of an input field.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Search object | Field to clear. Leave empty for the focused field. |
| Required success | Stop the scenario if the field cannot be cleared. |
| Wait after | Pause after clearing. (Advanced options) |
Clipboard Get / Clipboard Set
Reads the clipboard into a variable, or writes a value to the clipboard.
On an RDP robot these appear as [RDP] Clipboard Get and [RDP] Clipboard Set and act on the clipboard of the remote session; the unprefixed versions are Desktop-only and act on your local clipboard.
Clipboard Get
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Save to variable (name) | Variable that receives the current clipboard content. |
Clipboard Set
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| Text | Plain text or variable value to place on the clipboard. |
Copying a value with Ctrl+C and reading it with Clipboard Get is often more reliable than reading text off the screen — no OCR involved. Use it whenever the application lets you select and copy the value.