--- title: Keyboard description: The Keyboard component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio simulate keyboard strokes and shortcuts to perform various day-to-day actions on various applications and programs. locale: en-US canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/integrate-applications/keyboard-utilities.html release: australia topic_type: concept last_updated: "2026-03-12" reading_time_minutes: 1 breadcrumb: [Utilities, Automation components, RPA Desktop Design Studio, Robotic Process Automation \(RPA\) Hub, Workflow Data Fabric] --- # Keyboard The Keyboard component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio simulate keyboard strokes and shortcuts to perform various day-to-day actions on various applications and programs. - **[Use the SendKeys component](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/use-utilities-keyboard-sendkeys.md)** Simulate the actions of the standard Microsoft Windows supported keys on various applications and programs with the SendKeys component in the RPA Desktop Design Studio. - **[Properties of keyboard components](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/properties-of-keyboard-components.md)** Learn about the properties of the keyboard components in RPA Desktop Design Studio. **Parent Topic:**[Utilities](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/integrate-applications/utilities.md)