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Posted on by mitsurya 40

I have a window which shows list of items, I am using send keys to find a text from the list. 

my list contains items like "PowerAutomateDemo- One"  "PowerAutomateDemo- Two"  and "PowerAutomateDemo- Three".

It is always selecting first one only. 

how to resolve this?

Appreciate your help.

 

Thanks,

Surya.

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  • Srini007 Profile Picture
    Srini007 3,473 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    Hi @mitsurya 

     

    Can you share the screenshot of your flow steps?

    Also, you have mentioned that you have the list but it was always selecting the first one only

    So, did you use loop action to loop your list?

     

    If you find this reply helpful, please consider giving it a LIKE AND

    If this reply answers your question or solves your issue, please ACCEPT AS SOLUTION

     

    Thanks,

    Srini

  • mitsurya Profile Picture
    mitsurya 40 on at

    this is my actual list and trying to select highlighted one.

    mitsurya_1-1686083292531.png

     

    mitsurya_2-1686083341206.png

     

  • MichaelAnnis Profile Picture
    MichaelAnnis 5,727 Moderator on at

    Have you tried “select menu option in window”. It might be able to take your full text value. 

    if that doesn’t work and you still want to use send keys. Try to make sure “send text as hardware keys” is set to true. 

  • Riyaz_riz11 Profile Picture
    Riyaz_riz11 4,150 Super User 2026 Season 1 on at

    You can pass send keys 2 down and enter.

    else extract the list and find the items 2 or 3 you can pass inside if condition send keys 2 down enter else 3down enter.

     

    If works mark as solution 

    Regards,

    Riyaz

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