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I originally built this flow in 4k resolution which worked well and then realised that most people are using 1080p. So I changed the resolution of my monitor to that. Having done that, I find that the flow stops after sending keys to a certain field. this field is at the bottom of the page, so I sent keys: {End} in the flow, but it is ignoring this command and comes up with the error: Couldn't find the requested text within 00:00:05 seconds. The reason it couldn't find the text is that the text is below the original text that has been sent and the {End} command is ignored.

Any ideas as to why this is happening?

Also if I use the command {Page Down} this is being ignored as well and this text is being inserted into the original field at the end of the original text.

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Agnius Bartninkas Most Valuable Professional on at

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Why exactly are you using OCR, mouse and keyboard actions for web automation? There is an entire group of actions called "Browser automation" that contain actions like Click link in web page, Press button in web page and Populate text field in web page. Those are much more efficient and stable. They will also not rely on your screen resolution or whether or not any scrolling is needed.

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Thanks Agnius! I am just new to Power Automate and didn't realise those actions existed. I'll have to recreate the flow! 👍😊