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title: Switching to Manual or Auto During the Event
slug: zen-master/switching-to-manual-or-auto-during-the-event
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createdAt: 2025-11-05T16:42:22.613Z
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If a stage in the event is running long and the next stage was set to **Auto**, you can override this setting through the **Live Events Management console** and switch the next stage to begin manually.

**To switch the next stage transition to Manual:**

- In the **Live Event management** console, click **Switch Next to Manual**.

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- The following dialog is displayed asking you to choose whether you want to **Maintain start time** or **Maintain duration**. To learn more about these options and how they work for different scenarios, see [Manually Extending a Stage](docId\:lobpeqU0Ez203zj8YJr8N), [Manually Shortening a Stage](docId\:jwjyQsUSst4Qu0q-auL8Y) , and [Manually Extending a Stage Past the Next Stage](docId\:v_L923-GY-U0Xza4vQSKO).
   


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**Maintain start time** – in this option the start time of the next stage and every stage after it, which is configured as Auto, will be according to the originally configured **Start Time**.
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**Maintain duration** – in this option the start time of the next stage and every stage after it, which is configured as **Auto**, will be according to the **Duration **of each stage.
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**To switch the next stage transition to Auto:**

- In the Live Event management console, click **Switch Next to Auto**. The next stage will begin according to the predefined schedule.

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