# Set Focus

This action can be used to set input (keyboard) focus to a particular control. The control does not have to be visible or in the foreground.

## **Properties**

![](/files/-MfcGmwwa9UK_kvNjibR)

### **Input**

**Identifier**: indicate a new UI element, or select from the already defined list of selectors. (TAP into our unique UI Browser).

![](/files/-MfcGpYv-s9uUNw-exyP)

### **Misc**

* **Display Name**: action display name in your implementation project.
* **Wait Before**: number milliseconds robot to wait before executing the action.
* **Wait After:** number milliseconds robot to wait until moving to the next action.
* **Abort on Error**: True/False
* **Retry Times**: Specifies the number of times to retry an action if it doesn't end successfully. Default value 0 (no retry); Use -1 if you want to retry indefinitely. 

## **Use Case**

### **Potential Use Cases**

* Set focus on a control from the same application page, but not currently visible
* Set focus on a textbox control before starting to type in it
* Set focus on a button in order to use a keystroke Enter to press it

### **Examples of Using Set Focus**

**Example**

In this example, the robot will set focus on a Notepad++ window and type a message.

Watch the robot in action:

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/v5jYq8007Wo>" %}

You can see how the **Set Focus** activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:

{% file src="/files/-MT1xsbVp9hkqB0\_hWR2" %}
Set Focus sample project
{% endfile %}

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