Use the ActionSet OCR ClickText action

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated March 12, 2026
  • 1 minute to read
  • Perform a mouse device action on a text in an image in the Internet Explorer browser or Windows applications by specifying the text using the OCR ClickText action.

    Before you begin

    Role required: none

    About this task

    You can configure the properties for the OCR ClickText action. For more information about these properties, see OCR Click Text.

    Procedure

    1. Right-click the anchor.
      To know about the anchor, see how to use the Anchor.
    2. Navigate to OCR > Click Text.
    3. Drag the OCR read table icon (Green rectangle icon.) over the captured image to the location where the component will perform an action.
    4. To increase or decrease the area on the captured image covered by the green rectangle icon (Green rectangle icon.), drag its edges.
    5. In the Properties pane, select the required action from the Type list in the General section.
    6. Close the ACTIONSET SETTINGS window.
    7. Connect the data and control ports of OCR ClickText to the corresponding ports of other components.
      Port type Port name Data type Purpose of connection Mandatory?
      Data In OCR Click String Takes the text that the action matches in the application. Yes
    8. Optional: To test the component, right-click the component bar and then click Run From Here.