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title: Set your Automation triggers
slug: set-your-automation-triggers
description: Learn how to set up email automation triggers for your events. Choose from four options: X Days After Event Starts, X Hours After Event Starts, X Days Before Event Starts, and X Hours Before Event Starts. Specify the number of hours or days to customize y
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createdAt: 2023-06-16T12:00:47.000Z
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When you first create your Automation, you will choose triggers for the email. This is a set amount of time (hours or days), before or after an event, at which the email will send.

When you are creating your Automation, there will be a section labeled "Trigger". You will see two boxes in that area.

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In the first box, select which option best fits your needs.

- X Days After Event Starts
- X Hours After Event Starts
- X Days Before Event Starts
- X Hours Before Event Starts
- Custom Date
  - When selecting custom date (unlike selecting days/hours before or after the event) you can select the exact date and time you want your Automation to be sent (see below).

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In the second box (for X days/hours), fill out what number should go in place of X. For instance, if you want to send it out 9 hours before the event, choose "X Hours Before Event Starts" and insert "9" in the second box.

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