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Brittany Joiner
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Brittany Joiner is a Trello expert with over a decade of experience. An active member of the Atlassian Community, Brittany has answered user questions and helped countless people learn how to use Trello to streamline their workflow and boost their productivity. She's also a contributor to the Trello blog, writing about how to use Trello to increase personal and team productivity. After working in marketing for several years, Brittany became a developer. She regularly speaks about Trello, automation, and how to help individuals move into technical careers. Brittany lives with her partner and her dog and you'll find her nerding out about technology, traveling the world, and making Trello-related puns.
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Accessing triggers

We’ll talk more in Chapter 9 about how to tie triggers and actions together and actually build automation workflows in Trello, but for now, if you want to follow along as you read through the types of triggers and actions, you can view them by clicking Automation in the top toolbar of any Trello board:

Figure 6.1 – Automation menu from Trello toolbar

Figure 6.1 – Automation menu from Trello toolbar

In the modal that appears, you’ll see various automation types. Most of the standard triggers are found in Rules, so we’ll go through those triggers in this section. In Chapter 9, we’ll talk about bringing triggers and actions together to create complete automations, and in Chapter 10, we’ll explore a few additional trigger options that are available only in the Calendar and Due Date sections.

Click the first option, Rules, which opens the Automation overlay. Next, select the button at the top right that says Create rule.

Figure 6.2 – Create rule button in the Automation section
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Brittany Joiner

Brittany Joiner is a Trello expert with over a decade of experience. An active member of the Atlassian Community, Brittany has answered user questions and helped countless people learn how to use Trello to streamline their workflow and boost their productivity. She's also a contributor to the Trello blog, writing about how to use Trello to increase personal and team productivity. After working in marketing for several years, Brittany became a developer. She regularly speaks about Trello, automation, and how to help individuals move into technical careers. Brittany lives with her partner and her dog and you'll find her nerding out about technology, traveling the world, and making Trello-related puns.
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