MOUSE Click on text function

The MOUSE Click on text function in RPA.

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This article describes the RPA Mouse functionality to click on text.

For a full list of available functions, please read MOUSE functions.


Description

The MOUSE Click on text function allows you to click on text.


Setting it up

To use the MOUSE Click on text function, follow these instructions:

{{popups:rpas/add:action=click-text}}

Once on a process map:

  1. Navigate to the process where you would like to add the MOUSE Click on text function
  2. Click on the green button’s drop-down (right side of the green button labelled “Process”)
  3. On the menu that appears, click on the “+ Activity” item
  4. From here you can select the MOUSE Click on text option
  5. Click "Add" once you are done

Input parameters

ParameterRequiredTypeDefaultDescription
WindowYesText-The window title
TextYesText-The text to click on
Fallback to normal clickNoSwitchOffFall back to coordinate-based clicking

Output variables

This action does not produce output variables.


Errors

ErrorDescription
Window not foundThe window could not be found
Text not foundThe specified text was not found on screen

Tips

  • Clicks on text visible on screen using OCR

Related functions

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