If window contains Action(Power Automate Desktop)

07/01/2023

This action is a companion to the "If" action, which branches processing conditional on the presence of the specified element or text in the window.

Contents

1. How to use
- 1.1. Parameter
  - 1.1.1. Checks if window
    - 1.1.1.1. UI element
    - 1.1.1.2. Check UI element state
  - 1.1.2. Contains text / Doesn’t contain text
    - 1.1.2.3. Window
    - 1.1.2.4. Text
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3. Links
- 3.1. UI automation Actions

How to use

Drag "If window contains" from "UI automation" under "Actions".

(moved from "Conditions" to "UI Automation" in the October 27, 2021 update)

Set parameters.

After setting the parameters, place an action between "If window contains" and "End" that will be executed if the condition is matched (becomes True).

Parameter

Checks if window

Specify whether the condition should be a UI element or text, and the target of the condition.

Contains UI element / Doesn't contain UI element

When you select "Contains UI element" or "Doesn't contain UI element",

UI Elements(buttons, text boxes, etc.) will be included in the condition.

UI element

If you select "Contains UI element" or "Doesn't contain UI element", set additional UI elements.

Hover the mouse over the target when the following window appears.

When you hover the mouse over it, it will be surrounded by a red frame.

Then hold down the Ctrl key and click.

The input field should appear as shown in the following figure (the text will vary depending on the UI element you have selected).

If the window itself is not present when the action is executed, the result will be False.

Check UI element state

Turning on "Check UI element state" specifies whether the UI element is conditioned on being "enabled" or "disabled".

Contains text / Doesn't contain text

When you select "Include Text" or "Do not include text", text as the target of the condition.

Window

Specifies the window in which to search for text.

The procedure for specifying a window is the same as for a UI element.

Text

Specifies the text to look for in the window.

If the window itself is not present when the action is executed, the result will be False.

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