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Read a rectangular area of the screen.
Add it to a process
In the process designer, open the Add step tab. Find Read screen area under Terminal › Read & Find, or type its name in the search box, and drag it onto the canvas.
Fields
| Field | Required | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Start row | Yes | Top row of the area to read (1-based, default 1) Default: 1. |
| Start column | Yes | Left column of the area to read (1-based, default 1) Default: 1. |
| End row | Yes | Bottom row of the area to read (1-based, default 1) Default: 1. |
| End column | Yes | Right column of the area to read (1-based, default 1) Default: 1. |
| Variable | No | Variable name to store the extracted text (default 'area') Default: area. |
What it gives back
{area}
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