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Send keystrokes

Send a Windows keyboard macro to the active app. Use ^ for Ctrl, + for Shift, % for Alt. Supports {ENTER}, {TAB}, and {WAIT 500} on separate lines.

action.send_keystrokes · 2.8.0

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Requirements and availability

Windows and the intended application focused.

Picker contexts: automation, timer, command, pad.

Operating systems: windows.

Behavior

Resolve the keyboard macro and send it to the active Windows application. ^ is Ctrl, + Shift, % Alt. Special keys and separate {WAIT 500} lines use SendKeys syntax, not template variable syntax.

Configure in the app

Open: Do → Advanced Actions (commands only) → Add action

Steps

Choose action category Utilities, select Send keystrokes, and click Add action.
Expand the action card. Configure the Fields below; check Editor defaults for your context and any operation-dependent fields.
Choose resource values from real app pickers. Set output Platform separately from the trigger Where setting when the action offers it.
Use Move action up / Move action down to position this action, then save the containing command, automation, timer or SheevPad button.

Limitations

Picker availability does not supply missing event variables. Check prerequisites and originating provider.
An action return value is not automatically a sequence variable. Only documented producers create template outputs.

Fields

Field Input / options Defaults / limits Availability

Field	Input / options	Defaults / limits	Availability
Keystroke macro `keys`	textarea	Editor defaults: {"automation":"","timer":"","command":"","pad":""} Example hint: ^+s {WAIT 250} %{TAB}	Supports variables

Keystroke macro
keys

textarea

Editor defaults: {"automation":"","timer":"","command":"","pad":""}

Example hint: ^+s {WAIT 250} %{TAB}

Supports variables

Contract details

Declared Contexts: [ "timer", "automation" ]
Picker Contexts: [ "automation", "timer", "command", "pad" ]
Hidden From Picker: false
Required Variables: []
Failure Behavior: See the behavior for local skips/errors and context entries for sequence continuation.
Outputs: []

Examples

Illustrative configuration; replace fixture resources in the editor. This is not an import file.

{
  "keys": "{F13}"
}

Related entries

Source and verification

Source-reviewed for 2.8.0. Connected-service validation remains subject to release UAT.

src/features/automations.js — ACTION_REGISTRY.send_keystrokes
public/index.html — getBuilderActionEntries / createDefaultAction

Source revision: 472fb34b484eeef0b663d28cacb628a7b9f14ff1