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Posted on by JoeAu 116
I use Recorder to capture actions on a Windows Apps top menu, which is shown in menu.png.
I click the down-arrow, click Export, click Export by list to record.
In menuerr.png, it shows fails to select option at line 17.
I think it is due to line 16, as it calls up a window as shown in option.png.
I edit line 16 and see that the UI element records  > toolbar[Class="ToolBar"] > menu[Class="Menu"] > menuitem[Class="MenuItem"][Name="Options"]
That is the flow click the "Option" to call up the Option Setting window.
How can I change it ?
Thanks
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    eetuRobo 4,204 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at
    Can you try to recapture the arrow down manually? As you say it seems like the recorder took just the "Options" button which then opens the "Option settings" and not the drop down. So try capturing specifically the arrow down button.


    One thing you could try is to check if there is shortcut key for the Options and if that opens the drop down menu. Try Alt + O. If that opens the drop down and not the window then try using that with Send keys action with text to send being: {Alt}({O})
     
    If that doesn't work you could try changing the action to "Click UI element in window" and under "Advanced" put the Mouse position relative to UI element to the right so it would maybe click the arrow of the element then.
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    JoeAu 116 on at
    Thanks eetuRobo
    It solves the problem.

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