The structure of this tree may differ slightly between UI Automation and Microsoft Active Accessibility modes. The last three options enable you to navigate the tree hierarchy of the UI.

The navigation options in the Navigation menu.

The tree-view control in the Tree view.

To navigate among UI elements, you can use any of the following: As focus changes, the Data view updates with the property information of the element with focus. By default, Inspect tracks the keyboard or mouse focus. You can navigate the UI to view accessibility information about every element in the UI. When you start Inspect, the Tree view shows the location of the currently selected UI element in the element hierarchy, and the Data view shows the property information for the selected UI element.

The following image shows the Inspect tool querying the UI Automation properties of the Edit menu element in Notepad. The commands available in the menu bar are also available in the toolbar. Displays all exposed accessibility properties for the selected UI element. Presents the hierarchical structure of UI elements as a tree-view control that you can use to navigate among the elements. Provides access to Inspect functionality. Displays the Inspect window handle (HWND). The Inspect window has several main parts: Inspect.exe is located in the in\ folder of the SDK installation path (you don't typically have to run as administrator). For older versions of the Windows SDK, see the Windows SDK and emulator archive.

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