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Hello! I'm trying to perform a search, as the subject says, bellow there is a screenshot:

So I have this dropdown with approximately 100 names, and I have to click on the checkbox on only one name, that I receive from a form, the checkbox that is shown is select all (FYI). Looking for ideas of how to setup a loop for search, maybe you are more experienced than I am with power automate desktop.

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Henrik_M 2,021 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

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If you know the full content of the line, you should be able to select dropdown option with a custom selector. The selector should look something like dropdownmenu > option[name="%NameToCheck%"]

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Extract Data to get a list of what is in the dropdown. Then make a loop that exits once the correct option is found. Use the resulting loop counter as index when selecting dropdown option.

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Yes I know the full content, it is just the name of the person... But I'm not sure how to do this custom selector, is it on the Web Automation tools?

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Check the text and picture at the bottom. You can insert a variable value from the {x} icon to the right.
UI elements and controls - Power Automate | Microsoft Docs

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