navigate between buttons in GUI that is not activated

[Spitzi]

Hello.

I have a GUI with multiple buttons for inserting text in a word document. This GUI is always on top, but not activated ,as I want keyboard input to go to the word document. Now I wand to use the up/down arrow keys to navigate from one button to the next, without leaving word. "Enter" should trigger a click to the selected button, again without activating the GUI window. I tried the following code, but it does not work

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;#IfWinExist, myGUI
Down:: 
ToolTip, Down
ControlSend, ahk_parent, {Tab} ,myGUI
return

Up:: 
ToolTip, Up
ControlSend, ahk_parent, {Shift down}{Tab}{Shift up} ,myGUI
return

Enter::
ToolTip, Enter
ControlSend, ahk_parent, {Enter} ,myGUI
return
;#IfWinExist

what am I doing wrong? Thanks for any help. This forum is great. Simon

[BoBo]

I'd guess that it would become more reliable if you target the respective control(s) instead of it's "surrounding" ahk_parent?
What is the GUI responding if you’re using ControlGetFocus instead?

[Spitzi]

Hi Bobo

Good idea. The function returns blank, probably because the window is not activated and no control has the focus...