# PRESS KEY (Other keys)

In addition to the ENTER and TAB components, the PRESS KEY component allows you to simulate a key press of any key on your computer.

You can use it to trigger specific actions within a program or a webpage, save files, or navigate through a forms, etc.

# Arrow Keys

To press Arrows ← ↑ → ↓, change the Key to press value to Left, Up, Right, or Down.


See the Keys list section below for more supported keys.

# Send keyboard shortcuts

Modifier keys allows to send key combinations such as ALT+TAB.

# Example

To save a file every time a barcode is acquired, you would typically need to press Ctrl+S on a keyboard.

To automate this step and simulate this key combination, you can use the PRESS KEY component:

  1. Open the Server Settings
  2. Add the PRESS KEY component to the Output Template:
  1. Click PRESS KEY and select the LeftControl from the modifier keys list:

# Supported keys

  • Space
  • Escape
  • Tab
  • F1
  • F2
  • F3
  • F4
  • F5
  • F6
  • F7
  • F8
  • F9
  • F10
  • F11
  • F12
  • F13
  • F14
  • F15
  • F16
  • F17
  • F18
  • F19
  • F20
  • F21
  • F22
  • F23
  • F24
  • Num0
  • Num1
  • Num2
  • Num3
  • Num4
  • Num5
  • Num6
  • Num7
  • Num8
  • Num9
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
  • E
  • F
  • G
  • H
  • I
  • J
  • K
  • L
  • M
  • N
  • O
  • P
  • Q
  • R
  • S
  • T
  • U
  • V
  • W
  • X
  • Y
  • Z
  • Grave
  • Minus
  • Equal
  • Backspace
  • LeftBracket
  • RightBracket
  • Backslash
  • Semicolon
  • Quote
  • Return
  • Comma
  • Period
  • Slash
  • Left
  • Up
  • Right
  • Down
  • Print
  • Pause
  • Insert
  • Delete
  • Home
  • End
  • PageUp
  • PageDown
  • Add
  • Subtract
  • Multiply
  • Divide
  • Decimal
  • Enter
  • NumPad0
  • NumPad1
  • NumPad2
  • NumPad3
  • NumPad4
  • NumPad5
  • NumPad6
  • NumPad7
  • NumPad8
  • NumPad9
  • CapsLock
  • ScrollLock
  • NumLock
  • AudioMute
  • AudioVolDown
  • AudioVolUp
  • AudioPlay
  • AudioStop
  • AudioPause
  • AudioPrev
  • AudioNext
  • AudioRewind
  • AudioForward
  • AudioRepeat
  • AudioRandom