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# Keystrokes to App Element

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

The _Keystrokes to App Element_ emulates keyboard inputs that can be sent to an App Element. In
contrast to “Set Text To App Element”, control keys such as “Alt”, “Ctrl”, and “Shift” can also be
sent to the element.

All the keyboard inputs are played back in sequence, which means if the sequence contains control
keys that change the element in an app (such as “Tab”), the subsequent keystrokes might be sent to
the element of the new focus.

## Properties

- **Keystroke Settings**

  - **Keystrokes**

    The keystrokes to send to the element. The input text is interpreted as AutoIT language. The
    specific AutoIT buttons can be inserted using _Insert Special Character_ and _Insert Macro_.
    Like in the _Set Text To App Element_ Action Step, you can use _Insert Script Variable_ and
    _Insert Environment Variable_ to insert placeholders that are replaced at runtime. The behavior
    here is identical to that in the _Keystrokes_ Action Step.

## Inbound Variables

- **Keystrokes**

- **XPath to Element**

- **Window Title**

## Outbound Variables

The _Keystrokes to App Element_ Action Step does not have any outbound variables.

## Wizard

See [Common Properties (App Automation)](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/6.6/toolbox-app-automation#app-automation-common-properties)
for a description of the common properties.

See [Inserting Text Modules](https://docs.mulesoft.com/rpa-builder/6.6/insert-text-modules) for additional information about environment
variables and script variables.