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11 changes: 9 additions & 2 deletions content/actions/using-workflows/manually-running-a-workflow.md
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## Configuring a workflow to run manually

To run a workflow manually, the workflow must be configured to run on the `workflow_dispatch` event. To trigger the `workflow_dispatch` event, your workflow must be in the default branch. For more information about configuring the `workflow_dispatch` event, see "[AUTOTITLE](/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#workflow_dispatch)".
To run a workflow manually, the workflow must be configured to run on the `workflow_dispatch` event.

To trigger the `workflow_dispatch` event, your workflow must be in the default branch. For more information about configuring the `workflow_dispatch` event, see "[AUTOTITLE](/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#workflow_dispatch)."

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{%- else -%}
![Screenshot of the "Actions" page. Features apart from one workflow in the left sidebar are grayed out.](/assets/images/help/repository/actions-select-workflow.png)
{%- endif %}
1. Above the list of workflow runs, select **Run workflow**.
1. Above the list of workflow runs, click the **Run workflow** button.
{% note %}

**Note:** To see the **Run workflow** button, your workflow file must use the `workflow_dispatch` event trigger. Only workflow files that use the `workflow_dispatch` event trigger will have the option to run the workflow manually using the **Run workflow** button. For more information about configuring the `workflow_dispatch` event, see "[AUTOTITLE](/actions/using-workflows/events-that-trigger-workflows#workflow_dispatch)."

{% endnote %}

![Screenshot of a workflow page. Above the list of workflow runs, a button, labeled "Run workflow", is outlined in dark orange.](/assets/images/help/actions/actions-workflow-dispatch.png)
1. Select the **Branch** dropdown menu and click a branch to run the workflow on.
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