# Type Electron Text

The **Type Electron Text** block types text into a specified **Electron element**. You can type normal text or mask the input as a password, and you can optionally clear the field before typing. If the element cannot be found within the timeout behavior, the block triggers **Not found** so you can branch the flow.

Fully expanded, the **Type Electron Text** block shows the following properties:

**Note:** The screenshot on this page uses the **Elegance Design**, introduced in **2025.3**. If you are using an earlier version, your layout may look different.

## Quick-start

1. Drag **Type Electron Text** onto the canvas.

2. Connect the block in the flow and specify **Select Electron Element to find** (required) and **Text value**. Optionally set **Type**, **Clear field**, and **Key speed**, and use **Text fields** if you need dynamic values. If needed, set **Source element**, **Electron window**, and **Use occurred**.

3. Run the flow when it's ready.

## Building block parameters

Parameters  
* **Block header**: The green input connector triggers this block to begin execution. The green output connector triggers when the Electron text is successfully typed. You can rename the block by double-clicking the header text and typing in a new title.

* **Select Electron Element to find**: **Required.** Contains the locator for the Electron element to type into. Capture a locator by right-clicking the property and selecting **Capture new Electron element**. Clear the locator by right-clicking and selecting **Clear Electron element**.

* **Text value**: The text to be typed into the element. This field can contain tokens from **Text fields**. To insert tokens, right-click and select **Insert token**.

* **Text fields**: Stores key--value pairs that can be inserted into **Text value** via **Insert token**. Fields can be renamed by double-clicking them, and the corresponding tokens update automatically.

* **Type**: Selects how the value is handled when typing.

* **Text**: Types the value as normal text.

* **Password**: Types the value as a password. A password value can't be read by other users.

* **Found element**: Contains the found Electron element in the application window. You can reuse it as a **Source element** in other blocks to narrow down searches (for example, locating table cells inside a specific container).

* **Not found**: Triggers if the Electron element is not found before the timeout. This is typically used to branch the execution flow or explicitly fail a case by linking it to a **Fail** block.

* **Position found**: Outputs the application canvas position where the Electron element was found as **X, Y** coordinates. The top-left corner of the application canvas is **0, 0**.

* **Area found**: Outputs the application canvas position and size of the found Electron element as **X, Y, Width, Height**, starting with the upper-leftmost pixel. The top-left corner of the screen is **0, 0**.

* **Attributes**: Outputs all attributes on the found Electron element as **key: value** pairs, including standard HTML attributes (for example class, style, href) and custom attributes (for example data-xxx). If you need to work with a single attribute directly, use **Get Electron Attribute**.

* **CSS values**: Currently unused.

* **Visible**: Returns **True** if the found Electron element is visible.

* **Tag name**: Returns the tag name of the found Electron element (for example div, tr, button, input).

* **Source element**: Limits the Electron element locator to only work inside the provided source element when you choose the **Element** option.

* **Electron window**: Contains a handle to the Electron window once it is found and focused. Use this when multiple windows are open to direct the block to type into an element in a specific window.

* **Clear field**: When enabled, any existing text in the selected Electron element is cleared before typing.

* **Key speed**: Selects the typing speed. In some cases, typing more slowly may be required to trigger application events.

* **Very slow**: Types with a very slow cadence.

* **Slow**: Types slower than normal.

* **Medium**: Types at a moderate speed.

* **Fast**: Types quickly.

* **As human**: Types with a more human-like cadence.

* **Use occurred**: Selects which occurrence of the Electron element to use if more than one match is found. Select **All** to iterate through all occurrences.

* **Count**: Outputs the total number of found Electron elements that match the locator.

* **Default timeout**: Controls whether the block uses the default timeout from the flow settings or a custom timeout value.

* **Timeout (sec)**: Sets the maximum time spent searching for the Electron element before the block gives up and triggers **Not found**. This field is used when **Default timeout** is not selected.

* **Await DOM change**: Delays the search until there have been no DOM changes for a specified period (for example, three seconds). This is useful when waiting for behind-the-scenes JavaScript updates. Regardless of this checkbox, the search and type occur after waiting a maximum of **30 seconds**.

* **Await Requests**: Delays the search until there have been no active XHR requests for a specified period (for example, three seconds). Regardless of this checkbox, the search and type occur after waiting a maximum of **30 seconds**.

## Resources

|                                                   **Topic**                                                   |                                                  **Description**                                                  |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| [Flows FAQ](https://docs.leapwork.com/faq/latest/leapwork-flow-faq/flows-faq.md)                            | Common questions about creating, running, and managing flows in Leapwork.                                         |
| [Flows Troubleshooting](https://docs.leapwork.com/troubleshooting/latest/leapwork-flow-troubleshooting/flows-troubleshooting.md)       | Guidelines and solutions for identifying and fixing issues that occur when building or running flows in Leapwork. |
| [Electron Troubleshooting](https://docs.leapwork.com/troubleshooting/latest/leapwork-flow-troubleshooting/electron-troubleshooting.md) | Guidance and solutions for diagnosing and resolving issues related to Electron-based automation and environments  |