# Find Text

> `UiPath.Terminal.Advanced.Activities.TerminalFindTextInScreen`

`UiPath.Terminal.Advanced.Activities.TerminalFindTextInScreen`

## Description

Finds the first occurrence of the text provided as input and returns the screen
coordinates.

The activity is valid only inside a **Terminal Session** activity.

## Project compatibility

**Windows - Legacy** | **Windows**

## Configuration

### Designer panel

* **Text** - The text to be
  found on screen. This field supports only `String` variables and
  strings.
* **Ignore Case** - When set to **True**, the search for the text on screen
  is case insensitive.

### Properties panel

### Common

* **DisplayName** - The display
  name of the activity.

### Input

* **Start Column** - The column coordinate of the position on the screen where
  the search starts from. This field supports only integer and
  `Int32` variables.
* **Start Row** - The row coordinate of the position on the screen where the
  search starts from. This field supports only integer and `Int32`
  variables.
* **Text** - The text to be found on screen. This field supports only
  `String` variables and strings.

### Misc

* **Private** - If selected, the
  values of variables and arguments are no longer logged at Verbose level.
  :::note
  If the text provided as input is not found on screen,
  the activity throws an `InvalidCoordinates`
  exception.
  :::

### Options

* **DelayMS** - Delay time (in
  milliseconds) after executing the activity. The default amount of time is 300
  milliseconds (0.3 seconds).
* **IgnoreCase** - When set to
  **True**, the search for the text on screen is case insensitive.
* **TimeoutMS** - Specifies the
  amount of time (in milliseconds) to wait for the activity to run before an error
  is thrown. The default value is 5000 milliseconds (5 seconds).
* **WaitType** - Before
  performing the actions, wait for the target to become ready. The following
  options are available:
  + **NONE** - Does not
    wait for the terminal keyboard to be enabled.
  + **READY** /
    **COMPLETE** - Waits for the terminal keyboard to be enabled. The
    default value is **READY**.Note: The **READY** and **COMPLETE** options
  have the same function, since the wait type is related to the status of the
  terminal keyboard, which has only two states: enabled or
  inhibited.

### Output

* **Column** - The column where
  the first occurrence of the text provided as input was found. The return value
  is an `Int32`.
* **Row** - The row where the
  first occurrence of the text provided as input was found. The return value is an
  `Int32`.