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title: "Click and Type Step"
url: "https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/click-and-type-step"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2025-12-24T15:31:08.049Z"
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# Click and Type Step

The Click and Type step makes the mouse click on a specific image and then types text there. Use this step to work with applications by clicking buttons, fields, or other visuals and typing in data.

## How to Use the Click and Type Step

### Step 1: Add the Click and Type Step

1.  Open your process in the Robotiq.ai editor.
2.  Drag the "Click and Type" step into your workflow.

### Step 2: Set Up Application Details

1.  **Choose Application:** Pick the application you want to use. This application needs to be open already.
2.  **Application:** This field fills itself in based on what you picked for "Choose Application."

### Step 3: Set Up the Click Action

1.  **Image:** Add a picture of the thing you want to click.
    -   Click **From Clipboard** to use an image you've copied.
    -   Click **From File** to pick an image file from your computer.
    -   Click **Remove Image** to delete the current image.
2.  **Click type:** Choose how the robot clicks.
    -   **Left** (default): This is a normal mouse click.
    -   **Right:** This is a right-click.
3.  **Double Click:** Set this to **True** if you need to double-click. It's **False** by default.

### Step 4: Add Anchors (Optional)

Anchors help the robot find the image better, especially if the target might move a little.

1.  After adding your main image, click **Add new** under "Anchors image."
2.  Pick the **Choose image type** (Left, Right, Top, Bottom).
3.  Add an image for the anchor:
    -   Click **From Clipboard** to use an image you've copied.
    -   Click **From File** to pick an image file from your computer.
    -   Click **Remove Image** to delete the current image. You can add more than one anchor.

### Step 5: Say What Text to Type

1.  **Text:** Type in what you want the robot to type after clicking.

## Parameters Explained

**Step name** (Optional)

-   A custom name for this step in your process.

**Wait for window activation** (Required)

-   **True** (default): The robot waits for the application window to open before it does anything else.
-   **False**: The robot doesn't wait for the window to open.

**Wait timeout (in seconds)** (Required)

-   The longest the robot will wait (in seconds) for the window to open if "Wait for window activation" is True. If you don't set a timeout, the robot waits forever or until you stop the process.

**Choose existing class name** (Optional)

-   The specific name of an existing application window element.

**Class name** (Optional)

-   The specific name of an application window element.

**Window title** (Optional)

-   The title you see on the application window.

**Use coordinates (if image not found)** (Required)

-   **True**: If the robot can't find the image, it will click at the X, Y coordinates you give it instead.
-   **False** (default): The robot won't use coordinates if it can't find the image.

**X, Y coordinates** (Optional)

-   The X and Y screen coordinates (in pixels) for the click. If "Use coordinates" is True and you don't change these values, the robot clicks at (0,0).

**Number of retries to find element to click on** (Optional)

-   How many times the robot tries to find and click the image.

**Wait time between retries (in ms)** (Optional)

-   The delay (in milliseconds) between each time the robot tries again.

**Pause between keystrokes \[ms\]** (Optional)

-   The delay (in milliseconds) between each character the robot types.

## Related Articles

-   [Open Window Process Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/open-window-process-step)
-   [Key Input Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/key-input-step)
-   [Find Image Step](https://docs.robotiq.ai/en/article/find-image-step)

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