Create a hot key trigger that starts an automation when a predefined combination of keys is used on the keyboard.

This procedure is for a scenario where the bot is triggered when a user presses Ctrl (plus) L keys from the keyboard.
Note: Hot key triggers are supported on both attended and unattended Bot Runner licenses. However, the hot key trigger will work for unattended Bot Runner users only if they have access to the associated default device and they use the predefined keys.

Procedure

  1. On the left pane, click Automation.
    A list of available bots and forms is displayed.
  2. Click Create new > Bot.
  3. Enter a name for the bot.
    All the bots are stored under the \Bots folder. (Optional) Click Browse to change the folder.
  4. Click Create & edit.
  5. In the bot builder page, click Triggers > Hot key.
  6. Drag Hot key trigger into Drag a trigger here.
  7. Click Ctrl to set it as the Hot key from the available key modifiers.
  8. Use the drop-down menu to select L from the keyboard.
    The Hot key field displays the key combination that will trigger the bot.
  9. Click Save to save the trigger configuration.

Next steps

Configure the required automation using the Actions, and save the automation. When you click Run > Run with triggers, the automation listens for the configured triggers. When the Ctrl and L keys are used on the keyboard, the automation is triggered.