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SendKeys(Keys: String[, Delay: Number)
Send Keys function sends the keystrokes for the Keys string to the active window. If a Delay number is entered, has a delay of Delay milliseconds between keys.
SendKeys function syntax has these named arguments:
Parameter |
Description |
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Keys |
Required. The string of keystrokes to be sent to the active window. Most ASCII characters can be represented by the character itself. E.g. the key sequence FRED can be represented by "FRED". Some special keys, such as the control keys, function keys etc are encoded in a string enclosed by {braces}. See the table below. |
Delay |
Optional. If entered, there will be a delay of Delay milliseconds between keys. |
Key/Character |
SendKey |
Description |
~ |
{~} |
Send a tilde (~) |
! |
{!} |
Send an exclamation point (!) |
^ |
{^} |
Send a caret (^) |
+ |
{+} |
Send a plus sign (+) |
Backspace |
{BACKSPACE} or {BKSP} or {BS} |
Send a Backspace keystroke |
Break |
{BREAK} |
Send a Break keystroke |
Caps Lock |
{CAPSLOCK} |
Press the Caps Lock Key (toggle on or off) |
Clear |
{CLEAR} |
Clear the field |
Delete |
{DELETE} or {DEL} |
Send a Delete keystroke |
Insert |
{INSERT} or {INS} |
Send an Insert keystroke |
Cursor control arrows |
{LEFT} / {RIGHT} / {UP} / {DOWN} |
Send a Left/Right/Up/Down Arrow |
End |
{END} |
Send an End keystroke |
Enter |
{ENTER} or ~ |
Send an Enter keystroke |
Escape |
{ESCAPE} |
Send an Esc keystroke |
F1 through F12 |
{F1} through {F12} |
Send a Function keystroke |
Home |
{HOME} |
Send a Home keystroke |
Numlock |
{NUMLOCK} |
Send a Num Lock keystroke |
Page Down Page Up |
{PGDN} {PGUP} |
Send a Page Down or Page Up keystroke |
Print Screen |
{PRTSC} |
Send a Print Screen keystroke |
Scroll lock |
{SCROLLLOCK} |
Press the Scroll lock Key (toggle on or off) |
TAB |
{TAB} |
Send a TAB keystroke |
To specify keys combined with any combination of SHIFT, CTRL, and ALT keys, precede the key code with one or more of the following:
For SHIFT prefix with +
For CTRL prefix with ^
For ALT prefix with %
Example with modifier keys:
const Ctrl = "^"
const Alt = "%"
const Shift = "+"
SendKeys(Ctrl & Alt & Shift & "A")
SendKeys(Ctrl & "A"). ' select all text in the script editor
SendKeys(Ctrl & Shift & "I") ' indent all text in the script editor
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