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title: "What is the difference between Selected Element and Other Element?"
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# What is the difference between Selected Element and Other Element?

These are the advanced settings used when selecting a step while creating a Flow.

**Selected Element:** The UI element on which an action takes place. For example, the selected element could be a button or a menu that is clicked.

**Other Element:** The other element is any element present on the page on which the step is being created. It's used when the selected element does not have a unique identifier. So, the step can appear based on the presence of the other element.

## Related

- [Insert a step after Flow creation](/adding-or-inserting-a-step-after-flow-creation.md)
- [Copy Flow steps](/copying-flow-steps.md)
- [Flow Failure Reason - Step not created](/flow-failure-reason-step-is-not-created-on-the-currently-opened-page.md)