Get Mouse Position

Retrieve the position of the mouse and store the x and y coordinates in variables.

This command is generally used in conjunction with the Drag & Drop and Mouse Click commands.

Enter the name of the variable in which to place the x coordinate; and

Enter the name of the variable in which to place the y coordinate

Getting the mouse where it needs to be

Before using the GET MOUSE POSITION command, you need to instruct the wizard to place the mouse in the location you want to retrieve. Here's how:

  1. When recording a wizard, click the mouse in the relevant location

  2. Change the core action for that step from Click to Hover

  3. Finally, in step end, use the get mouse position Advanced Command to grab the coordinates for the location of the mouse