Move Cursor
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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 Move Cursor Action?
The Move Cursor Action allows you to move the cursor on an emulator screen to a desired location.
Creating a Move Cursor Action
Drag and drop the Selector
onto the Targets 
list onto the target emulator to display the available target options.
Continue to drag the Selector to the Cursor
Position 
item, releasing your mouse to display the Target
Preview. If this is the first time the emulator has been targeted,
Nintex RPA will
attempt to create an emulator connection automatically. (For more information
about Emulator Connections, read the Emulator
Connections article.)
Note: You can access an exact position by targeting it directly. A preview of the target is displayed, along with a button that allows you to modify the position to target. Select the Home Key from the Actions list.
A preview of the target
is displayed along with a button that allows you
to modify the position to target
. Select the Move
Cursor Action 
from the Actions list.
Select the Rules
to change the Connection for this Action. 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 how the cursor should be moved
. The following move
options are available:
Move to the target - Moves the cursor to the targeted coordinate
Move relative to the target - Moves the cursor to a location relative to the current position
When the Move
relative to the target option is selected, you will be presented
with additional options. Specify the Vertical
and Horizontal 
options. The following
Vertical options are available:
- No change
- Move down
- Move up
- Move to first row
- Move to last row
When the Move
up or Move down options
are selected, you will be asked to provide the number of Vertical
Movements 
to move the
cursor. The following Horizontal
options are available:
- No change
- Move left
- Move right
- Move to last column
When the Move
left or Move right options
are selected, you will be asked to provide the number of Horizontal
Movements 
to move the
cursor
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is 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.