Appendix: GUI Spy toolbar

GUI Spy toolbar is compact and occupies a minimum screen area to spy on a web page with ease. Upon spying, it opens the Generate Step dialog with two sections - Attributes and Step Generation for the web or java or Windows; make configuration changes if required and generates steps.

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Shortcut/Hot Keys/Tool icons

The GUI Spy detects all web, java, or Window elements. Following are the available shortcut keys:

Shortcut Keys / Tools	Description
	> Use to open the Spy. Click on . The spy goes into active mode, indicated by Hover over the elements to spy. On the keyboard, press right shift or back tick (`) to open the Generate Step dialog with element information; change configurations, if required. To close active toolbar, click
	Click Record to start recording. Click Stop to stop recording Once you start the recording, it understands the mouse and the key actions. It considers every element as windows by default until there is a preference for detecting web application while recording.
	The Recorder captures the following actions. i. i.Click: The recorder automatically detects click type on an actionable element. ii.Set/Write a value: Recorder generates the set value step if a user, - Types in a text field or Performs keyboard action ctrl +v on the text field iii. iii.Read/Get value: To read the value of a particular element, hover the mouse on that element and press Ctrl + C. Once you click on stop recording, the recorder prompts to create the workflow dialog. Confirm by clicking Yes to create a workflow with recorded steps; else, click No.
	Click to highlight the selection and resume spying. On a browser, specifically IE, if the page is changed by some actions the highlighting stops. Therefore, to resume spying, click the highlight icon on toolbar to start highlighting the elements again and continue spying.
	Download the source code of the current page using Save HTML.
	While spying element on a web page, if there is a need to navigate to another URL, use the Navigate to URL icon.
	Click to close the GUI Spy.