Creating Actions
Send Keystrokes to a Program
This action provides a way to send keystrokes to another Windows program just as if the user typed them into that program. This can be used, for example, to pop up another program whenever a call rings in. Note: Use this action carefully because when the action is triggered, the keystrokes will be sent to the target program regardless of the state of that program (i.e. even when the user is in the middle of some action in that program).
•App Title – must exactly match the text in the title bar of the target program (not case sensitive).
•Key Strokes – You can send any keys including special keys (see below). One or more characters represent each keystroke. To specify a single keyboard character, use the character itself. For example, to represent the letter A, use "A" for key text. If you want to represent more than one character, append each additional character to the one preceding it. To represent the letters A, B, and C, use "ABC" for key text.
•Run Program if Not Running – If the target program is NOT found running, you can have the action attempt to automatically start the program.
•Program EXE – Enter the path to the program to be run and a
Example Action:
The example in the diagram sends keystrokes to the Notepad program to Popup (restore) the program and to move the cursor to the end of the file.
1.App Title: The App Title must match exactly what appears in the title bar of
Notepad: calls.txt - Notepad
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