Entering Text into an Application

Saving text with a step when you are authoring a manual test script makes it easy to accurately enter the text into the application when the script is being run. It also saves time and typing.

To enter text into an application:
  1. In the application you are testing, type the text into the appropriate field.
  2. Highlight the text and press Ctrl+C to copy the text to the clipboard.
  3. In Manual Tester, click Capture > Data for Insert.

    Manual Tester displays the Capture Data for Insert dialog box.

  4. Click Get Data From Clipboard.

    Manual Tester pastes the text into the dialog box.

  5. Click OK.

    Manual Tester closes the dialog box and associates the text you copied with the step.

  6. Author the step to indicate that the text is available to paste directly into the correct location in the application. For example, "When performing this step, open the spreadsheet, navigate to cell B2, and press Ctrl+V."

    When the script is run, Manual Tester automatically puts the captured text on the clipboard when you get to that step. Manual Tester displays the data available icon Data Available icon in the Result section to indicate that text has been captured for inserting into the application as shown in the following example:

    Result section with data available icon

    Manual Tester also displays the captured text in the Paste Data property in the Properties view.

  7. When running the test, place the cursor in the appropriate field in the application and press Ctrl+V.

    Manual Tester inserts the text into the application.

Parent topic: Entering and Verifying Text in an Application

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