Hover Mouse

The Hover Mouse action A feature that supplies the instructions in a botflow. hovers the mouse over a target, such as an application or browser page, for a specified amount of time. You can use this action to hover the mouse pointer above a specific element in your target.

Some examples of applications you can use as targets for the Hover Mouse action using the Selector tool are:

  • Browser-based web applications.
  • Controls that show another set of options.
  • Menu commands and navigation.

Note: The Hover Mouse action can also be created in a Mouse Sequence using the Record Mouse tool.

Add a Hover Mouse action to a botflow

This example provides the steps necessary to add a Hover Mouse action to a botflow.

To add a Hover Mouse action to a botflow:

  1. Drag the Selector tool from the Build Pane Area to add new actions and edit existing actions. and drop it onto an application to display the Target Preview.
  2. Select Hover Mouse from the Mouse actions list.
  3. The Action Builder window for Hover Mouse displays.

  4. To set the Hover Mouse action settings, enter a numeric value to adjust the hover time.
  5. If needed, adjust the Rule settings to modify how Nintex RPA finds the application target.
  6. If needed, adjust the Run Error Task settings and Timing settings to fine tune how the action runs.
  7. View the action Details settings.
  8. If needed, adjust the Run Switch setting to create the action without running it.
  9. Optionally, add an action Note.
  10. Click OK to add the Hover Mouse action to the botflow.

Hover Mouse action field and button descriptions