> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.standards.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Automations

Automations are a powerful tool that helps quickly automate commonly-used content within brand guidelines.

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## Automation Basics

Automations streamline the tedious parts of guidelines so you can focus on the work that needs your talent, not your time. They are generated after choosing an outline in project setup, or at will within the editor when using the add tool.

<Info>
  **Keep in mind:** Automations are a great starting point and once added they can be altered to best fit your brand.
</Info>

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## Adding Automations

<Frame>
  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/standards/Tc_43o4c3o0PZCiL/images/automations-add-menu.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=Tc_43o4c3o0PZCiL&q=85&s=434f6d34abb9c7cd9c569a39d2c9f4b5" alt="Add menu dropdown open showing a list of all options" width="1200" height="600" data-path="images/automations-add-menu.png" />
</Frame>

Automations can be added to projects using the add Automation tool <kbd>A</kbd>. Many are a multi-step interface where layout and content is chosen to power the outcome of the Automation.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Select the Automation add tool">
    From within the editor, select **Automation** from the  `+` menu in the top bar, or use the hotkey <kbd>A</kbd>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select area to add to">
    Select a point in the project body by selecting between layouts
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose Automation">
    Choose the Automation from the pop-up window
  </Step>

  <Step title="Follow steps, if applicable">
    Many Automations have multiple steps to choose preferences
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Automation types

Below are the Automations that can be added to your site. **Note:** Some Automations have been archived and are no longer available beyond app release 11.12. This decision is to bring more focus on the growing amount of special Automations.

### Sectioning

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Cover">
    A large flexible hero area with a title, logo, and background color or image, much like the cover of a book.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Contents">
    List of pages and sections with links
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Section divider">
    An abbreviated version of the cover at the beginning of each new section – think of it a bit like a chapter heading, containing information for that section.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Header">
    Titles and descriptions typically shown at the beginning of each subsection
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Pagination">
    Navigational element linking to previous and next pages
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Footer">
    A consistent design element typically at the bottom of the page with contact info and resource links.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Media

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Slideshow">
    Sequence with a single slide in view at a time
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Carousel">
    Sequence with multiple slides showing at one time
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Marquee">
    Sequence automatically scrolling through a loop of slides
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Grid">
    Display multiple media items in rows and columns
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Full bleed">
    A large image extending to the max width or window boundary. Apply this as a background image or large-scale image.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Logo

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Specimen">
    A large primary logo in a container
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="On color">
    Examples of the logo on selected brand colors
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Single color">
    Example of the logo on white and knocked out on black
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Scaling">
    Highlight a progression of type sizes in a horizontal or vertical display.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Supporting logo">
    Together the primary logo and supporting logo comprise the logo collection. Briefly describe how and when each logo should be used.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Don'ts">
    Automatically show common examples of logo treatments to avoid.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Typography

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Specimen">
    Displays the uppercase, lowercase, numerals, and common characters in a typeface.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Weights">
    Displays all the weights for a selected typeface.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Type tester">
    An input field enabling viewers to test out a typeface at a specified weight, size, tracking, and leading.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Characters">
    The individual characters shown isolated in a grid. Ideal for handwritten faces or type with intricate details.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Hierarchy">
    Automatically show a range of type sizes.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Principles">
    Show principles in composition with a ‘do’ next to a ‘don’t’.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Don'ts">
    Show incorrect usage and formatting of a brand elements.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Color

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Palette">
    Show swatches of brand colors.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Proportion">
    Organized by scale, determine how much of each color is used by our brand.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Albers' proportion">
    A way to show brand colors stacked together.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Combinations">
    Overlaid color combinations to use or avoid
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Contrast">
    Do's and don'ts of color usage
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Don'ts">
    Show incorrect usage and formatting of a color usage.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Strategy

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Audience">
    Placeholder for a list of groups of people that help the brand thrive.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Mission">
    Placeholder for a clear and attainable goal a brand strives for every day.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Personality">
    Placeholder for a unique set of characteristics that make a brand feel truly human. Include language that strives to maintain this personality in all communications.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Language

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Principles">
    Placeholder for subject matter that is important to communicate in the brand, products, or services.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Tagline">
    Placeholder for an external piece of language that sums up the brand’s promise in a few memorable words.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Story">
    Placeholder for a narrative to create an emotional, value-driven connection to the brand’s core beliefs.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Calls to action">
    Placeholder for do’s and don’ts when working with CTAs.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>