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    What's New in UI Automation?
    UI Automation Fundamentals
    UI Automation Provider Programmer's Guide
    UI Automation Client Programmer's Guide
    UI Automation Clients Overview
    Creating the CUIAutomation Object
    Obtaining UI Automation Elements
    Retrieving Properties from UI Automation Elements
    Caching UI Automation Properties and Control Patterns
    Subscribing to UI Automation Events
    Working with Text-based Controls
    Working with Virtualized Items
    Accessing Microsoft Active Accessibility Servers
    Using UI Automation for Automated Testing
    Understanding Screen Scaling Issues
    Understanding Threading Issues
    How-To Topics for UI Automation Clients
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    UI Automation Client Programmer's Guide

    This section contains information about creating applications that use Microsoft UI Automation to interact with the UI of other applications and the desktop.

    In this section

    • UI Automation Clients Overview
    • Creating the CUIAutomation Object
    • Obtaining UI Automation Elements
    • Retrieving Properties from UI Automation Elements
    • Caching UI Automation Properties and Control Patterns
    • Subscribing to UI Automation Events
    • Working with Text-based Controls
    • Working with Virtualized Items
    • Accessing Microsoft Active Accessibility Servers
    • Using UI Automation for Automated Testing
    • Understanding Screen Scaling Issues
    • Understanding Threading Issues
    • How-To Topics for UI Automation Clients

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