# Show Callout

> `UiPath.Callout.Activities.ShowCalloutActivity`

`UiPath.Callout.Activities.ShowCalloutActivity`

## Description

Use this activity to show a callout for a certain UI element. At runtime, the callout bounds to the UI element through an arrow pointing towards it. The callout shown is a `.uiform` file, essentially acting as a real-time form, which you create using the [Form Builder](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/workflow/form-builder). You can adjust the display properties of the `.uiform` file to resemble a callout.

:::tip
You can use callouts in the context of [Trigger-based attended automation](https://docs.uipath.com/studio/standalone/latest/user-guide/trigger-based-attended-automation-introduction).
:::

The activity involves the following steps:

* Selecting the `uiform` file to show.
* The UI element next to where you want to show the callout.
* Bind values to the components inside the callout, using the Arguments collection.

As any other `uiform` file, you can show multiple instances of the same callout, using the **Instance Name** property.

## Examples

For more information on how to build your first callout, visit the [Callout how-to guides](https://docs.uipath.com/activities/other/latest/workflow/callout-how-to-guides) section.

Figure 1. Animated image showing a callout displaying a timer

  ![Animated image showing a callout displaying a timer](https://dev-assets.cms.uipath.com/assets/images/activities/activities-animated-image-showing-a-callout-displaying-a-timer-536845-273a2a9e.gif)

## Project compatibility

**Windows**

## Configuration

**Designer panel**
* **Select Form** (required) - Select a `uiform` file from your current project to show.
* **Indicate UI element** - click the button to indicate the exact UI element next to where you want to show the callout.
* **UI Element** - The reference of the UI element that you clicked previously.
* **Arguments** - (`Dictionary<String, Argument>`) - Binds local and global variables to the callout components. Use **In** or **In/Out** directions to add information to callout components . Use **Out** or **In/Out** directions to retrieve information from callout components. 

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    Parameters 
    Description 
  
 
 
  
    Key 
    Enter the exact Property Name of the callout component that:  You want to add information to.  You want to retrieve information from. 
  
  
    Type 
    Select the type of the argument that you are binding to components. 
  
  
    Direction 
    Select the direction of the argument, according to the callout component: If you want to add information to a component, set the Direction to In .  If you want to retrieve information from a component, set the Direction to Out  If you want to add and then retrieve information for the same component, for the same instance, set the Direction to In/Out . 
  
  
    Value 
    Enter the value where the information that you want to add, or retrieve, is stored to. You can type expressions, local variables, and global variables. 
  
 

**Properties panel**
* **Title** `(String)`- Set a title for this instance of the callout.
* **Show window frame**`(Boolean)` - Choose if you want to show the margin of the callout window.
* **Width**`Int32` - Set the width of the callout window, in screen pixels.
* **Height**`Int32` - Set the height of the callout window, in screen pixels.
* **Instance Name** - Set a name for this form instance. You can use this name inside other activities, to uniquely identify this callout.
* **Continue on Error** - Specifies if the automation should continue even when the activity throws an error. This field only supports Boolean values (True, False). The default value is **False**. As a result, if the field is blank and an error is thrown, the execution of the project stops. If the value is set to **True**, the execution of the project continues regardless of any error.
* **Automatically Close After** - Set a time after a callout should automatically close. If you leave this field empty, then the callout will only close manually.