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# Connecting a channel to a script

In order for the bot to start working in the channel, go to the scenario settings by clicking on the "settings" button in the left menu. In the window that opens, select the channels in which the script should work. By default, all channels will be connected to the script:

![](/files/nIOtGepEJKviMX2qSrLI)

The "Connect all channels" checkbox means that the script will work, not only in all channels connected at the moment, but also in those that will be connected in the future. 

New channels will be added to this script automatically.

To test the bot in a channel, simply click on the channel link and write a start message that the script should respond to. In an onboarding script, this could be a "hello" or "introduction" message.

![](/files/0LV3r0xLgN3aCMrNFwNr)![](/files/5fXFXYmrGJJJ0z9tnEB8)

{% hint style="success" %}
Congratulations! You launched your first bot  :thumbsup:
{% endhint %}

Now we can move on to more advanced scripting.


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