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# Type Green Screen Text

The **Type Text** block types text at a specific row and column on an IBM i / green-screen terminal. You can use it to enter values into fields or to send keystrokes and commands (such as **ENTER** ) as part of a terminal automation flow. Compared to **Set Value**, this block lets you embed special keys directly inside the text.

The Green Screen Recorder and its building blocks are available with **Enterprise** plans.  
![image-20260115-100441.png](https://docs.leapwork.com/__attachments/a_724eee665e92ab7901422d8fe2136abc669f5ff24fc2172d4ac0abf3819bea18/image-20260115-100441.png?cb=2a25ff98c7a4237882330d77f240086d)

**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 Text** onto the canvas.

2. Set the main parameters you need, such as **Position** and **Text value** , and optionally add **Text fields** or use **Capture** to include special keys.

3. Run the flow when it's ready.

## Building block parameters

Parameters  
* **Block header:** Shows the current name of the **Type Text** block. You can rename it at any time by double-clicking the header and entering a new title.

  * The green input connector triggers execution when the flow reaches this block.

  * The green output connector triggers when the text has been typed successfully.

* **Position:** Defines where the text will be typed on the green screen, using **row** and **column** coordinates.

  * The top-left character cell is row `1`, column `1`.

  * Use this to align the text with the correct field or location on the terminal screen.

* **Text value:**The text that will be sent as keyboard input to the specified position.

  * Can include tokens for dynamic values (inserted via **Text fields**).

  * You can also embed special keys (for example, ENTER) when using **Capture** .

* **Capture:** Records keystrokes directly into **Text value**.

  * Click **Capture** and press the keys you want (including combinations such as **CTRL+C** , **ENTER**, etc.).

  * This makes it easy to reproduce complex key sequences without manually encoding them.

* **Text fields:** Lets you define fields that hold external or dynamic values and use them inside **Text value**.

  * Click **Add field** to create a field and set its value.

  * In **Text value** , right-click and choose **Insert token** to insert these fields, so the typed text can change at runtime (for example, different IDs or dates).

* **Error occurred:** Triggers if **Type Text** encounters an error during execution (for example, if the terminal is not ready or input fails).

  * Use this connector to branch the flow for error handling, retries, or explicit failure.

* **Default timeout** : Controls whether the block uses a fixed, local timeout or the flow's default timeout. If the checkbox **is selected** , the block uses the **Default timeout** configured in the flow settings under **Max. run time** .

* **Timeout (sec)** : The maximum time spent typing the text before giving up and triggering **Error occurred** . This value is used when **Default timeout** is not selected (default is **10 seconds** unless changed manually).

## 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. |