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Sendkey does not support the = symbol

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Posted on by alee001 407
Because the process needs to automatically sum cells in different locations and ranges across different Excel files, it requires pressing Alt+= to execute. However, I found that PAD's sendkey does not support the = symbol. Is there any way to achieve this Autosum functionality? Thanks
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    Haque 3,653 on at
    Hi, @alee001
     
    One recommended  approach is to use PAD's Excel automation actions to set the SUM formula directly (Set Cell Formula) or run a VBA macro (Run Excel Macro action) , which avoids relying on keyboard shortcuts.
     
    Alternatively, you can use UI automation to click the Autosum button on the Excel ribbon.
     
     
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    alee001 407 on at
    Haque Thank you for your response. Other methods are not feasible, but you reminded me that there's an auto-sum button on the toolbar instead of Alt+=. You can click it by moving the mouse over the image. (Previously, UI elements did not have this variable setting functionality.)

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