# Insert Rows

This action is used to add a number of rows in an excel document.

## **Properties**

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### **Input**

* **Excel Document**: File name for the target Excel document.
* **WorkSheet**: The target worksheet name.
* **Target Row**: The target cell. Rows will be inserted above the selected row.
* **Row Count**: The number of rows to insert (default is 1).

{% hint style="info" %}
**Target Row**: This needs to be a cell (A1) and not a range (A1:C5).
{% endhint %}

### **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.&#x20;

## **Use Case**

### **Potential Use Cases**

* Changing the format of the file by adding rows in it.

### **Examples of Using Insert Rows**

**Example**&#x20;

Watch the robot in action:

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akEReF1SfFc>" %}

You can check and download the example from here:

{% file src="/files/0aqflF56E4vPyZXRMPqF" %}


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