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# Actions

Standard actions that accessibility objects can perform.

## Topics

### Constants

[`static let confirm: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/confirm)

An action that simulates pressing Return in the object, such as a text field.

[`static let decrement: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/decrement)

An action that decrements the value of the object.

[`static let delete: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/delete)

An action that deletes the value of the object.

[`static let increment: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/increment)

An action that increments the value of the object.

[`static let pick: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/pick)

An action that selects the object, such as a menu item.

[`static let press: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/press)

An action that simulates clicking an object, such as a button.

[`static let cancel: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/cancel)

An action that cancels the operation.

[`static let raise: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/raise)

An action that simulates bringing a window forward by clicking on its title bar.

[`static let scrollToVisibleAction: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/scrollToVisibleAction)

[`static let showAlternateUI: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/showAlternateUI)

An action that shows an alternate UI, for example, during a mouse-hover event.

[`static let showDefaultUI: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/showDefaultUI)

An action that shows the original or default UI; for example, during a mouse-hover event.

[`static let showMenu: NSAccessibility.Action`](/documentation/AppKit/NSAccessibility-swift.struct/Action/showMenu)

An action that simulates showing a menu by clicking on it.


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