# Actions

Assign an action to a team member from a sticky, and the Action will be added to your team dashboard.

Team members will be notified of their assigned, upcoming, and overdue actions by email.

### Actions Demo Video

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### Creating Actions

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Actions are created from sticky notes - one action per sticky.

There are two way you can assigns actions on stickies - either by typing @ inside a sticky, or with the “Assign Action” option in a sticky’s toolbar.

Start typing @ and you’ll see a menu appear with various options. Select ‘assign action’ and then follow the prompts:

* Select who to assign the action to
* Select a due date (optional)

And that’s it, your action has now been created. To view, edit or delete your new action item, click on the action status on your sticky note.

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From this view you can:

* Change who the action is assigned to
* Update the action status
* Set or edit a due date
* Delete the action
* Navigate to the Action Items dashboard

You can also assign actions to one or multiple sticky notes by using the sticky note toolbar which appears above a sticky when it is selected.

This will lead you through the same steps as if you had created the action via the @ menu. If applying to a selection of sticky notes, the same inputs will be applied to all.

When a team member is assigned an action, they will receive a [notification](https://docs.ludi.co/boards/notifications) which will redirect them to the [Action Items dashboard](https://docs.ludi.co/dashboard/action-items).

### Importing Actions

To bring existing Action Items directly into a board for your next meeting, use the import options in the sidebar.

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Imported actions will remain synced to their original source and can be updated across boards via the original sticky note, an imported version or from updates made in the [Action Items Dashboard.](https://docs.ludi.co/dashboard/action-items)