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Using pad while screen sharing

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I have found some flow actions don’t work dependably if you are sharing your screen, either in a web meeting or something like viewing a vm with VNC

 

for example, I have a date picker field and in my flow I select the field and send ctrl+A to select the existing contents and then send the date range. Works great when I am not sharing my screen but when sharing screen the ctrl+a doesn’t work.

 

anyone have any tips for building desktop flows that are stable when screen sharing? Can say just don’t share screens but the only way to get to my client vm is via vnc 

  • NicoFernandez Profile Picture
    2 on at

    hi!
    Do you find a solution for that problem?
    Because i m having the same one and i couldn t fix it yet

    Thanks in advance 

  • Agnius Bartninkas Profile Picture
    Most Valuable Professional on at

    If you want stable flows, don't use Send keys. It's as simple as that.

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