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Use SendKeys, for example the key string for Alt-F would be &quot;%F&quot;<br />
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An example from the above UR which starts notepad then types &quot;Hello World!&quot;L:<br />

<pre><code id="code-192600">import SendKeys
SendKeys.SendKeys(&quot;&quot;&quot;
    {LWIN}
    {PAUSE .25}
    r
    Notepad.exe{ENTER}
    {PAUSE 1}
    Hello{SPACE}World!
    {PAUSE 1}
    %{F4}
    n
&quot;&quot;&quot;)</code></pre>
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http://www.rutherfurd.net/python/sendkeys/ [http://www.rutherfurd.net/python/sendkeys/]

Use SendKeys, for example the key string for Alt-F would be "%F"

An example from the above UR which starts notepad then types "Hello World!"L:


import SendKeys
SendKeys.SendKeys("""
    {LWIN}
    {PAUSE .25}
    r
    Notepad.exe{ENTER}
    {PAUSE 1}
    Hello{SPACE}World!
    {PAUSE 1}
    %{F4}
    n
""")

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Thanks. It works fine.<br />
Just one thing.<br />
If the application was opened already, how can I bring the focus to the app?<br />
In this case, NotePad.<br />
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Thanks.<br />

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Thanks. It works fine.
Just one thing.
If the application was opened already, how can I bring the focus to the app?
In this case, NotePad.

Thanks.


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How can I send Key-Stroke, such as &lt;Alt-F&gt; to active application in python?<br />
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I want to send Key stroke such as &lt;Alt-f&gt; to the active application(ex. Acrobat) which has focus.
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How can I send Key-Stroke, such as <Alt-F> to active application in python?

I want to send Key stroke such as <Alt-f> to the active application(ex. Acrobat) which has focus.

How can I send Key-Stroke, such as &lt;Alt-F&gt; to active application in python?

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How can I send Key-Stroke, such as &lt;Alt-F&gt; to active application in python?

How can I send Key-Stroke, such as <Alt-F> to active application in python?