Chrome Extension Overview
The Automatio Chrome Extension is your interface for creating and managing bots directly on websites. This section provides an overview of the extension’s layout, key features, and available actions.
1. Main Sidebar Icons
The sidebar contains the primary actions for building your automation workflows:
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Input: Automate typing into text fields or forms.
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Click: Automate clicks on buttons, links, or other interactive elements.
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Extract: Scrape data such as text, images, or links from the page.
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Toolbox: Access additional tools for enhancing your automation. The toolbox includes options such as refreshing the page, capturing screenshots, simulating keystrokes like pressing Enter or Tab, and clearing cookies from the current session.
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Paginate: Automate navigation through paginated content, such as multi-page lists or infinite scroll.
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Let’s Go: Save and run your bot by clicking the “Let’s Go” button. This action finalizes your workflow.
2. Header Section
At the top of the extension, you’ll see:
- Bot Title: Automatically assigned to your bot based on the website URL.
- URL Display: Shows the URL of the page where the automation will run.
- Minimize Button: Reduce the extension to a smaller size for better visibility.
- Close Button: Exit the extension.
3. Top Menu Icons
The top bar provides additional tools for managing and fine-tuning your workflow:
- Swap: Adjust the extension's placement on the screen (left or right).
- Remove Tool: Delete a selected element to resolve issues with overlapping elements.
- Eye Icon (Preview): Preview your extracted data in CSV or JSON format before running the bot.
- Undo/Redo: Revert or repeat your most recent actions.
- Clear: Reset the canvas, removing all actions except the Start Action.
- Cursor Toggle: Switch between selection mode (for choosing elements on the page) and normal mode (to interact with the page).
4. Support, Credentials, and Settings
At the bottom of the sidebar, you’ll find tools for additional customization and support:
- Support: Submit a report or contact support by filling in the title and description fields and clicking the send button.
- Credentials: View the email address associated with your account and ensure you’re logged in.
- Settings: Adjust global extension settings, such as:
- Track URL changes automatically.
- Automatically nest actions below dynamic input.
- Set limits for actions without selectors.
- Disable the custom cursor to boost performance.
- View the extension version and other technical details.(These settings are explained further in Extension Settings).
- Export/Import: Export the JSON code for your bot structure or import JSON from another source to update the bot’s state.
Next Steps
To learn more about each action and how to use it effectively, visit the Overview of Actions section, where each action is detailed with step-by-step instructions and examples.