EXCEL Bring Excel to the front function

The EXCEL Bring Excel to the front function in RPA.

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This article describes the RPA Excel functionality to bring Excel to the front.

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


Description

The EXCEL Bring Excel to the front function allows you to bring Excel to the front.


Setting it up

To use the EXCEL Bring Excel to the front function, follow these instructions:

{{popups:rpas/add:action=excel-focus}}

Once on a process map:

  1. Navigate to the process where you would like to add the EXCEL Bring Excel to the front 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 EXCEL Bring Excel to the front option
  5. Click "Add" once you are done

Input parameters

ParameterRequiredTypeDefaultDescription
FileYesText-The path to the Excel file

Output variables

This action does not produce output variables.


Errors

ErrorDescription
File not openThe Excel file must be open

Tips

  • Brings the Excel application window to the foreground

Related functions

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