Menu Click

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Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.

What is the Menu Click Action?

The Menu Click Action clicks a menu item in the target application.

Creating a Menu Click Action

Drag and drop the Selector onto the title bar of the application to display the Target Preview . Choose the Menu Click Action to display the Action Builder.

Note: The Menu Click Action will not appear if there is not a menu in the target application, or if the target application has menus that are unsupported.

Select the Rules to modify how Foxtrot will find the target. Both the Timing  and Error settings for this action may be configured to fine tune the how the Action will run.

Note: For more information about Timing and Error settings, read the Action Builder article.

Select the desired menu item from the List.

Optionally add Notes to the Action to document any special instructions or functionality. When the Run Switchis set to Run, the action will be executed after clicking OK.

Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run.  For more information, see Action Builder.

Click the OK button to save the Action.