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# Press Key

Presses a key or a combination of keys

#### Key

* Name of key to press, such as `ArrowLeft`. See [USKeyboardLayout](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/src/common/USKeyboardLayout.ts) for a list of all key names.
* Use the "Detect" button to have Browserflow detect and complete any key combination

#### Wait for new page to load

* If the key press will trigger a URL change (e.g. pressing `Enter` to submit a form), select this option to wait for the new page to load before proceeding

### Press Key vs. Click

If you have the choice between pressing a key or clicking to perform an action (e.g. pressing `Tab` to select an element or clicking on it), go with using [Click](/reference/browserflow-commands/interact-with-page/click.md) as it will properly wait for elements to load and therefore be more reliable compared to Press Key, which may press the key before the page can process it.

### OS-Level Keyboard Shortcuts

Note that OS-level shortcuts (e.g. `Command + V` to paste on Mac OS) won't work because these key presses are simulated at the browser level, not at the OS level (see [puppeteer#313](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/issues/1313) for a longer explanation)