![]() ![]() Find the field that you want to automate with text and select it. ![]() In Keyboard Maestro, when you select the Set Safari Field to Text the Safari ˇ will look for forms on the active tab of in your browswer and show all of the input fields available. Finding the right field to target with information can be a challenge as websites come in many different sizes and accesssibility forms.That said you can use the tools built into Keyboard Maestro or the browser to find the correct XPath.ĭon't worry too much about what an XPath is. In both cases, you will see a check mark that indicates you are ready to Automate! Step 2: Find the XPath of the field you want to Enter In the menu bar select View, then Develop (already visible) and select Allow Javascript from Apple Events. In the menu bar select the Develop menu and select the option Allow Javascript from Apple Events.Ĭhrome makes this a little easier. With Safari open go to Preferences and select the advanced column.Ĭheck the box Show Develop menu in menu bar In most cases this is a great security measure but in our case, it breaks the Keyboard Maestro functionality. This setting (off by default prevents rogue applications from taking control of your browser). Ultimately this was the issue I ran into. Step 1: □ Make sure Javascript can Be Ran FROM System Events □ NOTE: This guide uses Safari but you can use the Chrome actions to complete the same tasks. If you're trying to automate this form filling, you may run into the same steps so hopfully this will serve as a quick guide to troubleshoot the problems you may have run into or to start automating your own form fields. I was surprised at how I remembered the steps to input form fields (Big props to the KM team for making it so easy to do.)īut when I went to test adding value to the field, I got nothing. Working to help a friend automate some form entry I went to look back into how I had automated a similar task a few years ago with Keyboard Maestro.
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