# Creating an automation

The following are the preliminary steps required for creating automation. You may head to the tutorials for each step simply by clicking on the step titles below.

* [Adding a new automation](https://support.chatmonster.io/features/automation/creating-an-automation/adding-a-new-automation)
* [Selecting channels in automation](https://support.chatmonster.io/features/automation/creating-an-automation/selecting-channels-for-triggering)
* [Triggering keywords](https://support.chatmonster.io/features/automation/creating-an-automation/triggering-keywords)
* [Adding actions](https://support.chatmonster.io/features/automation/creating-an-automation/adding-actions)
* [Removing actions](https://support.chatmonster.io/features/automation/creating-an-automation/removing-actions)
* [Saving/publishing an automation](https://support.chatmonster.io/features/automation/creating-an-automation/saving-publishing-an-automation)


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