# Create action

## Create action from action list

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Navigate to `Actions` in the main menu. 
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click the `New action` button and enter a **title** for action. 

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Click the `Add` button or hit `Enter` on your keyboard to save the action.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
To set a due date for the action (optional), hover your mouse over the action and click the `Calendar icon` to the right of the title, then select a date.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
To assign a responsible user to the action (optional), hover your mouse over the action and click the `User icon` to the right of the title, then select a user.

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{% hint style="info" %}
When a user is assigned an action, they receive a notification informing them of the assignment. If the action has a due date, the assigned user also receives a notification on the day it becomes due.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
To add optional descriptive text, hover over the action and click the `Arrow icon` on the right to open the **Details** panel. Enter any additional information in the **Description** field.

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{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

## Create action from meeting

{% stepper %}
{% step %}
Open the Actions panel by clicking  `Actions` in the right-hand sidebar on the meeting page.

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{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Enter an action **title** and click the `Add` button or hit `Enter` on your keyboard to save the action.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}
Hover your mouse over an action to assign a user, set a due date, or open the action’s details panel.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}


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