# Write text failed - Synthetizing keys failure

**URL:** <https://forum.uipath.com/t/write-text-failed-synthetizing-keys-failure/107450>\
**Category:** Help\
**Tags:** excel, uiautomation, activities\
**Created:** [April 3, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/write-text-failed-synthetizing-keys-failure/107450 "2019-04-03T22:45:03Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/write-text-failed-synthetizing-keys-failure/107450/1 "2019-04-03T22:45:03Z")

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In Excel I try to a column of data to a new column. After selecting the data with SendHotkey (Ctrl+Shift+down) activity I use the Excel shortcut Menu SendHotkey (Shift+F10) then attempt to enter ‘C’ ( Copy ) with SendHotkey (“c”) activity.  
The last SendHotkey is giving errors:  
Synthetizing keys failure.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/3X/7/8/78fd4459977b10d4ebff0f27d81cb95d2c406085.png)  
Write text failed.  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/3X/0/d/0d6b2c4e771daea2a6dd2ac2b30262b8a52ccb55.png)  
18.4.1+Branch.master.Sha.bc66386dd8e2160b6d35f31d5ce934a5aa4cf4bd

Source: Send Hotkey 'excelCopy

Message: Write text failed.

Exception Type: UiPath.Core.ElementOperationException

An ExceptionDetail, likely created by IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults=true, whose value is:  
UiPath.Core.ElementOperationException: Write text failed. ----\> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: Synthetizing keys failure.  
at UiPath.UiNodeClass.WriteText(String text, UiInputMethod inputMethod)  
at UiPath.Core.UiElement.WriteText(String text, InputMethod method)  
— End of inner ExceptionDetail stack trace —  
at UiPath.Core.Activities.TaskAsyncCodeActivity`1.EndExecute(AsyncCodeActivityContext context, IAsyncResult result)  
at System.Activities.AsyncCodeActivity.System.Activities.IAsyncCodeActivity.FinishExecution(AsyncCodeActivityContext context, IAsyncResult result)  
at System.Activities.AsyncCodeActivity.CompleteAsyncCodeActivityData.CompleteAsyncCodeActivityWorkItem.Execute(ActivityExecutor executor, BookmarkManager bookmarkManager)

I saw a reference to this being fixed in 18.1 but I am running 18.4.

Are there any further details as to what is behind this issue? Is it still a known bug?

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**Author:** ![glenn.robinson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/user_avatar/forum.uipath.com/glenn.robinson/32/177288_2.png) [@glenn.robinson](https://forum.uipath.com/u/glenn.robinson)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.uipath.com/t/write-text-failed-synthetizing-keys-failure/107450/2 "2019-04-03T22:52:41Z")

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Additional information:

Excel for Office 365 MSO (16.0.11328.20156) 64-bit

Workflow segment:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/uipath/original/3X/a/9/a983f0ec48ba7a2690e86c0d1e74500b1a0bdd50.png)