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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 automation actions

You access actions in the same way you do triggers—through the Automation button that appears at the top toolbar of any Trello board. Click it, then select Buttons from the menu that appears.

Figure 7.1 – Automation modal

Figure 7.1 – Automation modal

We’ll talk more about buttons in Chapter 9, but for now, just know that this is a manual way to start an automation, so it’s the quickest way to view all the available actions.

From the Card Buttons modal, click the blue Create custom button option in the top-right corner. Click the + Add Action button.

Figure 7.2 – Card button automation options

Figure 7.2 – Card button automation options

This brings up a menu of actions that we can automate. Feel free to follow along from here for the rest of the chapter as we go through the different actions available in each section.

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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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