Key press

Type content on the website.

Key press is an action that simulates keyboard operations, allowing you to type text, press single keys, or activate shortcut key combinations on the browser interface.

🎥 Watch the tutorial video: Here.

Supported key types (Type):

The action provides 3 flexible keyboard interaction mechanisms:

1. Single key: Press a single key on the keyboard.
2. Combo key: Press a combination of keys simultaneously.

   • Supported system keys: Alt, ArrowDown, ArrowLeft, ArrowRight, ArrowUp, Backspace, Cancel, Clear, Command, Control, Decimal, Delete, Divide, Down, End, Enter, Equal, Escape, F1 to F12, Help, Home, Insert, Left, LeftAlt, LeftControl, LeftShift, Meta, Multiply, Null, NumberPad0 to NumberPad9, PageDown, PageUp, Pause, Return, Right, Semicolon, Separator, Shift, Space, Subtract, Tab, Up, ZenkakuHankaku.
3. Text: Type or paste a string of text into the input field.

Configuration parameters:

• KEY: The interactive content input field.

  • If you choose the Text type: Enter the text you want to type.
  • If you choose the Single key or Combo key type: Enter the exact names of the keys from the supported list. For key combinations, the keys must be written together and connected by the + sign (e.g., Control+A to select all, Control+Shift+Delete to clear history).
• Xpath: The identifier path (XPath) of the input frame (input, textarea) you want to interact with.

  • Note: If you use the Single key or Combo key type for the entire browser, you can leave this field blank.
• Delay each character: The time interval between each character when typing text. There are special configurations as follows:

  • 0,0: Super fast typing speed with no wait time (0 seconds).
  • -1: The system will execute the paste command directly, pasting all content into the input field immediately instead of typing each key.
  • Mandatory note: If your text contains emoji characters, you must configure this item to -1 to avoid display errors.

Practical example: Automatically clear old content and enter a new keyword

When you want the script to automatically clear any existing characters in the Google search box, then paste a new keyword and press Enter to search:

1. Step 1 (Click on the search box): Use the Mouse click command on the input field.
2. Step 2 (Select all old text): Drag the Key press command ➔ Select Type: Combo key ➔ KEY: Control+A ➔ Xpath: leave blank.
3. Step 3 (Delete old text): Drag the Key press command ➔ Select Type: Single key ➔ KEY: Backspace ➔ Xpath: leave blank.
4. Step 4 (Enter new content with Emoji): Drag the Key press command ➔ Select Type: Text ➔ KEY: GPM Softwares 🚀 ➔ Delay each character: -1 (to paste quickly and recognize the rocket emoji) ➔ Xpath: Enter the XPath of the search box.
5. Step 5 (Press Enter): Drag the Key press command ➔ Select Type: Single key ➔ KEY: Enter ➔ Xpath: leave blank.