What exactly are special keys?

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Hello, I have to write about the design of my solution but I don’t know how to explain what are special keys. I can’t find any explanation on it. Can someone explain to me what are special keys?

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Hi @helpplease

Special keys are nothing but Key board shortcut keys such as enter,Tab,Up, Down, Left, Right Arrow Keys,Backspace,Delete,Function Keys (F1 to F12),Home, End, Page Up, Page Down…etc. These can be use in the “Type Into” activity or the “Send Hotkey” activity

Hope it helps!!

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Hi @helpplease

In UiPath’s “Type Into” activity, special keys are special keyboard keys or key combinations that you can use to perform various actions or inputs.
To use special keys in the “Type Into” activity, simply include the special key representation within curly braces {} in the text field of the activity. UiPath will recognize these special keys and perform the corresponding actions during the execution of the workflow.

For example, if you want to simulate pressing the Ctrl+A key combination, you can use {CTRL}a or ^a . Similarly, if you want to press the Tab key, you can use {TAB} .

Hope it helps!!

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It basically is a header in this case that allows to give keyboard shortcuts like enter, backspace etc

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Hi @helpplease

In UiPath, “Special Keys” refer to specific keyboard keys or combinations that have special functions and are often used to perform specific actions within an automation workflow. These special keys are commonly used in activities that involve keyboard interactions, such as the “Type Into” activity or the “Send Hotkey” activity.
Ex: Enter,Tab,Escape,Home,End,Ctrl,Shift etc.,

Hope it helps.

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Hi @helpplease ,

Special keys

Regards,

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@helpplease

UiPath provides a way to interact with these special keys using the “Send Hotkey” activity or by using them directly in activities that accept keyboard input.

Some common examples of special keys in UiPath include:

  1. Enter: The “Enter” key is used to simulate pressing the “Enter” or “Return” key on the keyboard. It is often used to confirm actions or submit data.
  2. Tab: The “Tab” key is used to simulate pressing the “Tab” key on the keyboard. It is commonly used to navigate between fields or UI elements.
  3. Esc: The “Esc” key is used to simulate pressing the “Escape” key on the keyboard. It is often used to dismiss dialog boxes or cancel actions.
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Hi @helpplease

If you want to type in field after entering the text then select enter in special keys it helps to without taking click activity it will enter it.
Based on requirement you have to use

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Thank you all for the explanations! I really appreciate them :slight_smile:

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