Click Point
This action is used to perform a mouse click on a specific point in (x,y) coordinates.
Click Point can be used by the robot to click on different UI elements while accessing the application on the virtual machine. If the robot has direct access to the application controls, we recommend Click Control.
Properties
Input
X Coordinate: X-axis point
Y Coordinate: Y-axis point
Indicate Point: select the point to click and the x and y coordinates are generated automatically
Click Type:
Left Click
Double Click
Right Click
Button Down
Button Up
Control Keys - Enable / Disable the use of the below control keys associated with click action:
None
Control
Shift
Control + Shift
Alt
Control + Alt
Shift + Alt
Control + Shift + Alt
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
Click sign in / log in to access an application / website after input credentials
Click outside a pop-up window to close it
Navigate on a menu by clicking on the wanted option
Right-click to enable a list of options
Examples of Using Click Point
Example
In this example, the robot will make a left-click on the dashboard page of Wave, cloud-based free accounting software for SMEs.
Prerequisites:
Create a free account on https://my.waveapps.com/register/
Navigate to the dashboard of your Wave account.
Watch the robot in action:
You can see how the Click Point activity is used in an example that incorporates multiple activities. You can check and download the example from here:
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