https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78293#M30337 I think the answer to this question is for you to do some experimentation to find out how to clear text for your element - not all elements are the same so there is no generic answer. Have you tried using a write stage with the text set to """"?  Have you tried using global send keys to clear the text as trained in the Surface Automation training (select all and then delete keystrokes)? etc... Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:47:00 GMT Denis__Dennehy 2018-01-03T19:47:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78292#M30336 Thu, 21 Dec 2017 14:24:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78292#M30336 Anonymous 2017-12-21T14:24:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78293#M30337 I think the answer to this question is for you to do some experimentation to find out how to clear text for your element - not all elements are the same so there is no generic answer. Have you tried using a write stage with the text set to """"?  Have you tried using global send keys to clear the text as trained in the Surface Automation training (select all and then delete keystrokes)? etc... Wed, 03 Jan 2018 19:47:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78293#M30337 Denis__Dennehy 2018-01-03T19:47:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78294#M30338 Facing a similar challenge.   I have spied a win32 app and need to clear a text field before inserting a new value.  The only action available form a Navigate stage is ""Windows Press Keys"" which simply enters the string literal I have provided.  I.E. when I provide ""{CTRL}"" then {CTRL} appears in the field. Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:23:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78294#M30338 NevilleWatson 2018-03-20T15:23:00Z https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78295#M30339 Ah,  so a write stage with """" as the value did the trick. Tue, 20 Mar 2018 15:30:00 GMT https://community.blueprism.com/t5/Product-Forum/How-to-Clear-contents-of-a-HTML-element/m-p/78295#M30339 NevilleWatson 2018-03-20T15:30:00Z