Notepad recognition

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Hi everyone, I am trying to use first time the automation tools. The curse presents that tools to automate a short process with Notepad as an example. The recorder is nos identifying the bottoms of the program:
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I though that it was happening because my theme is dark, but i already changed to a light theme and it did not function, what should i do?

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Hi @JUAN_DAVID_LEAL_CAMPUZANO ,
This issue is usually caused by the Modern UI framework or selector detection settings, not by the Notepad theme. Try opening UiPath Studio as Administrator, update the UiPath.UIAutomation package, and use Indicate Element to check whether UiPath can detect the menu buttons. Also make sure UI Automation Extension is installed and enabled for desktop applications. If the recorder still cannot identify the buttons, switch between Modern and Classic activities and retry the recording.

Thanks

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@JUAN_DAVID_LEAL_CAMPUZANO you can also try by changing/switching the automation framework by pressing “F4” there are 4 different frameworks, you can try them.

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Hi @JUAN_DAVID_LEAL_CAMPUZANO

since this is your first time, one thing worth trying before the more advanced stuff Jasmin mentioned, if you’re on Windows 11 the new Notepad app is different from the old classic one, its packaged differently and sometimes the normal selector based recognition just doesnt grab its buttons well, specially for beginners following a course

quick thing to try, when you’re indicating the element, look for a toggle or option for “Computer Vision” or “CV” recording, that mode recognizes buttons visually instead of relying on the app’s internal structure, its usually way more forgiving for apps like the new Notepad

also double check you picked Desktop recording and not Web recording when you started, easy mistake to make as a first timer and it would explain nothing getting detected at all

if CV still doesnt pick up the buttons, Ashish’s F4 tip to cycle through the frameworks is worth trying too, just keep it simple for now, you probably dont need to mess with running as admin or updating packages this early on.

feel free to send me a message if you get stuck and need extra help. hope this gets you unstuck for the course !!

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Hi @JUAN_DAVID_LEAL_CAMPUZANO,

Another thing you can try is to check whether the UiPath UI Automation Extension is properly installed and enabled for the desktop application.

Steps:

  1. Open UiPath Studio and create a simple workflow.
  2. Add Use Application/Browser and select the Notepad application.
  3. Try Indicate Element on one of the menu buttons.
  4. Open UI Explorer and check whether UiPath can identify the element and its properties.
  5. If the element is detected in UI Explorer but the activity cannot interact with it, try rebuilding the selector using the stable attributes shown in UI Explorer.

This can help determine whether the issue is with element detection or the selector itself.

Please try this and let me know whether the Notepad buttons are detected in UI Explorer.