Save Variable Selenium Step

The Get Text activity pulls text from a UI element you pick. You can use it to read stuff from apps, web pages, or documents.

How to Use Get Text

Use the Get Text activity to grab visible text from a UI element.

Step 1: Add the Get Text Activity

1. Drag the Get Text activity into your workflow.
2. Put it where you want to pull text.

Step 2: Pick the Target Element

1. Click Indicate on screen in the activity's settings.
2. Move your mouse over the UI element you want to get text from.
3. Click the element to select it.

Step 3: Save the Text You Pulled

1. In the Get Text activity's settings, look for the Output section.
2. In the Text field, make a new variable to hold the text you pulled. You can do this by typing a variable name and pressing Ctrl + K.

What the Parameters Mean

Selector (Required)

• This tells the activity which UI element to target.
• The selector is made automatically when you pick something on screen.
• You can change the selector yourself if you need to be more exact.

Text (Required)

• This saves the text you pulled as a string variable.
• This variable holds whatever was read from the UI element.

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