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PRESS KEY (Any key)
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Description
The PRESS KEY component allows you to simulate a key press on the computer. You can use it to trigger specific actions within a program or a webpage.
You can use the PRESS KEY component to simulate any key on the keyboard, including modifier keys such as Ctrl, Alt or (Option on macOS), Shift and Win.
You find the list of all available keys below in the
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Modifier keys
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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:
- Open the Server Settings
- Add the PRESS KEY component to the Output Template:
- Click PRESS KEY and select the LeftControl from the modifier keys list:
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Supported keys
In addition to the ENTER and TAB components which have their own components, the PRESS KEY component supports the following 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
- 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