Wait for mouse Action(Power Automate Desktop)
An action that waits for the flow to be conditioned on the mouse returning to a specified state or vice versa.
This is an action that may be used in this situation.
- Waiting for the application to complete processing (the icon returns from the waiting state)
- Wait for the user to move the mouse to a location where text can be entered, etc.
Contents
How to use
Drag "Wait for mouse" from "Send Mouse Click" under "Actions".
Set parameters.
Parameter
Wait for mouse pointer to
Selects a condition.
| Set value | Description |
|---|---|
| Become | Wait until it changes to "Mouse pointer" described below. |
| Become not | Wait until it changes from "Mouse pointer" described below. |
Mouse pointer
Selects the mouse state (cursor) to be conditioned.
You can check which cursor in the Windows mouse properties.
| Set value | Mouse Properties |
|---|---|
| Arrow | Normal Select |
| App starting | Working in Background |
| Cross | Precision Select |
| Hand | Link Select |
| Help | Help Select |
| IBeam | Text Select |
| Wait cursor | Busy |
Fail with timeout error
If OFF, waits without time limit.
If ON, specifies seconds as time limit.
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