{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":20698,"path":"integrate-applications/element-actions-recorder.md","title":"Types of elements and actions for the recorder","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Types of elements and actions for the recorder\n\nThe actions are the activities that you can perform on an application element such as a text box, button, hyperlinks, and so on. By using these actions, you can build an automation flow in the RPA Desktop Design Studio recorder.\n\n<table id=\"table_acg_33t_1wb\"><thead><tr><th>\n\nType of element\n\n</th><th>\n\nActions\n\n</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>\n\nButton\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   Click \\(default\\)\n-   SendKeys\n-   GetText\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nTable\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   GetTable \\(default\\)\n-   Click\n-   SendKeys\n-   GetText\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nHyperlink\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   Click \\(default\\)\n-   SendKeys\n-   GetText\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nTextbox\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   SetText \\(default\\)\n-   GetText\n-   SendKeys\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nText area\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   SetText \\(default\\)\n-   GetText\n-   SendKeys\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nDrop-down list\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   SelectItem \\(default\\)\n-   Click\n-   SendKeys\n-   GetText\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nCheck box\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   Check \\(default\\)\n-   Uncheck\n-   Click\n-   SendKeys\n-   GetText\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nRadio button\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   Click \\(default\\)\n-   SendKeys\n-   GetText\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr><tr><td>\n\nImage\n\n</td><td>\n\n-   GetImage \\(default\\)\n-   SendKeys\n-   GetText\n-   DoubleClick\n-   Focus\n\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table>|Action|Description|\n|------|-----------|\n|Click|Performs the left-click mouse device operation on an element.|\n|Check|Performs the select operation on a check box.|\n|DoubleClick|Performs the double-click mouse device operation on an element. If the element has a double-click event that is related to it, then the double-click action is performed.|\n|Focus|Sets the focus to the element.|\n|GetImage|Retrieves the image from an image element. For example, an icon image.|\n|GetTable|Retrieves the table data in a tabular format from a table element.|\n|GetText|Retrieves the text from an element. For example, text from the house address field in a web page.|\n|SendKeys|Simulates the keyboard key or key combinations that are performed on an element.|\n|SelectItem|Selects the item in an element.|\n|SetText|Sets the specified text to the element.|\n|Uncheck|Clears a check box element.|\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Recording automations](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/recording-automations.md)\n\n"}}