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# Move to Control

This action positions the mouse cursor over a certain control.

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[**Move to Control**](https://docs.tailent.com/hc/en-us/articles/360011991398) can be used only if the robot has direct access to the application’s controls. Otherwise, use the **Move Mouse** activity. 

## **Properties**

![](/files/-MfgW0OprtegGD80uJBP)

### **Input**

* **Identifier**: indicate a new UI element, or select from the already defined list of selectors..

### **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**

* Move the mouse cursor to an application icon 
* Move the mouse cursor to a button in order to use an Enter keystroke to press that button
* Use a click and then move the cursor to the end of an application to scroll down.

### **Examples of Using Move Cursor to Control**

**Example**

In this example, the robot will move the mouse cursor from its initial location to the main drop-down list:

![](/files/-MT5prJWEdPEOLHgk3b8)

**Prerequisites**:

Set up a Wave account.

Watch the robot in action:

{% embed url="<https://youtu.be/9JHXPhOFB9Q>" %}

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

{% file src="/files/-MT5prJUlUSFvM2DXUdS" %}
Move to Control sample project
{% endfile %}

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