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title: GhostLab Action Explanations 
description: "While Adding or Editing New Test Case, you need to select the appropriate action for each step. All the available actions are explained below: ![](http://ghostqa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-3.png) 1. **Click**: Simulates a mouse click on a specified element. Use it to interact with…"
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updated: "2024-09-09"
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# GhostLab Action Explanations 

While Adding or Editing New Test Case, you need to select the appropriate action for each step. All the available actions are explained below:

![](http://ghostqa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-3.png)

1. **Click**: Simulates a mouse click on a specified element. Use it to interact with buttons, links, and other clickable elements. 
2. **Double Click**: Simulates a double-click on an element. Use it when the application requires double-clicking to trigger a specific action. 
3. **Right Click**: Simulates a right-click (context click) on an element. Useful for testing context menus or other right-click actions. 
4. **Mouse Over**: Simulates moving the mouse pointer over an element. Useful to test hover effects or to reveal hidden elements that appear on hover. 
5. **Clear Text**: Clears the text from an input field. Use it when you need to reset or modify the text in an input field. 
6. **SendKeys**: Simulates typing text into an input field. Use it to input text in form fields, search boxes, etc. 
7. **Check Checkboxes**: Checks a checkbox element. Use it to mark a checkbox as selected. 
8. **Uncheck Checkboxes**: Unchecks a checkbox element. Use it to deselect a checkbox. 
9. **Submit Form**: Submits a form element. Useful for testing form submissions without needing to click a submit button. 
10. **Select Option from Dropdown**: Selects an option from a dropdown menu. Use it to test selection of various options in a select element. 
11. **Upload File**: Simulates a file upload by selecting a file from the local system. Use it to test file input fields. 
12. **ScrollIntoView**: Scrolls the page until the specified element is in view. Useful when elements are not visible in the current viewport. 
13. **Scroll to Window**: Scrolls the window to a specific position. Use it to test behavior when scrolling to a certain part of the page. 
14. **Go To URL**: Navigates the browser to a specified URL. Useful to start testing from a particular page. 
15. **Go Back**: Navigates back to the previous page in the browser's history. Use it to test the behavior of the "back" button. 
16. **Go Forward**: Navigates forward in the browser's history. Use it to test the "forward" navigation after using "go back." 
17. **Refresh Page**: Reloads the current page. Useful for testing page refresh behaviors and persistence of state. 
18. **Element Exist**: Checks if a specified element exists on the page. Use it to verify that an element is present in the DOM. 
19. **Element Does Not Exist**: Checks if a specified element is not present on the page. Use it to ensure an element has been removed from the DOM. 
20. **Element Is Visible**: Verifies if an element is visible on the page. Useful for checking whether elements are correctly displayed to the user. 
21. **Element Is Not Visible**: Verifies if an element is not visible on the page. Use it to ensure elements are hidden or not accessible to users. 
22. **Element Is Enabled**: Checks if an element is enabled (interactive). Useful for testing elements that should be active, like buttons. 
23. **Element Is Disabled**: Checks if an element is disabled (non-interactive). Useful for validating that an element cannot be interacted with. 
24. **Element Has Value**: Checks if an element has a specific value. Use it to verify input fields or text areas contain expected values. 
25. **Element Has CSS Property with Value**: Verifies that an element has a particular CSS property set to a specific value. Useful for testing styling rules. 
26. **Validate Page Title**: Checks if the current page title matches the expected title. Use it to verify you are on the correct page. 
27. **Validate Current URL**: Checks if the current URL matches the expected URL. Useful for ensuring you are on the right page. 
28. **Blur Element**: Simulates removing focus from an element. Useful to test behavior when an element loses focus. 
29. **Focus**: Moves focus to a specified element. Use it to test what happens when an element gains focus, such as triggering an event. 
30. **Force Click**: Forces a click on an element, bypassing any conditions that would normally prevent a click. Useful for testing elements that are overlapped or hidden. 
31. **Select First Element**: Selects the first occurrence of a specified element. Use it when dealing with multiple elements of the same type. 
32. **Select Last Element**: Selects the last occurrence of a specified element. Similar to the above, but for the last element. 
33. **Next Element**: Selects the next sibling element in the DOM. Useful for testing elements that appear next to a specific element. 
34. **Next All Elements**: Selects all sibling elements that come after a specified element. Use it to test subsequent elements in the flow. 
35. **Should Not Equal**: Asserts that a value does not equal another value. Useful for negative testing scenarios. 
36. **Should Include**: Asserts that a value includes a specific substring or element. Use it to verify partial matches. 
37. **Should Be Null**: Asserts that a value is null. Useful when testing for the absence of a value. 
38. **Should Be Empty**: Asserts that an element or value is empty. Use it to test for the absence of content. 
39. **Should Equal**: Asserts that a value equals another value. Use it to validate that expected values match actual results. 
40. **Should Be Greater Than**: Asserts that a value is greater than a specified value. Useful for numerical comparisons. 
41. **Should Be Less Than**: Asserts that a value is less than a specified value. Similar to the above but for lower values. 
42. **Have Attribute**: Checks if an element has a specific attribute with a certain value. Use it to verify HTML attributes like id, class, etc. 
43. **Contain Text**: Verifies that an element contains specific text. Useful for checking text content on the page. 
44. **Enter**: Simulates pressing the "Enter" key. Use it to test form submissions or actions triggered by pressing "Enter". 
45. **Should Be Hidden**: Asserts that an element is hidden. Use it to check if elements are not visible or display is set to "none." 
46. **Should Be Selected**: Checks if an option in a dropdown is selected. Use it to ensure the correct option is chosen. 
47. **Should Be Checked**: Verifies if a checkbox or radio button is checked. Use it to validate form states. 
48. **Click Element Using Text**: Clicks an element based on its text content. Useful when identifying elements by their text. 
49. **Wait**: Pauses test execution for a specified period or until a condition is met. Use it to wait for elements to appear, animations to complete, etc.