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title: "Why are my campaigns automatically in \"approved\" status? How do I keep them a draft?"
description: Here's a quick guide on the different campaign statuses and when to switch them.
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# Why are my campaigns automatically in "approved" status? How do I keep them a draft?
## Here's a quick guide on the different campaign statuses and when to switch them.
You may notice that you have just created a campaign and it already has an "approved" status before you have done anything. "Approved" is the default campaign setting but you can change it depending on your team and preferred practices.
For teams that require legal approval before launching campaigns, you can set your campaign in "Approval" status, or if just prefer working in draft mode to build and test their campaigns, you can easily switch to "Draft" status.
**Note:** If you'd like to enable the feature to require legal approval to publish campaigns in your account, please contact your Customer Success Manager or **[support@tradablebits.com](mailto:support@tradablebits.com)**.
**To switch your campaign status:**
1. From any page in your campaign setup, find the status at the top of the left side bar under the campaign name
2. Click on the three dots next to the status to reveal the status options dropdown
3. Select your preferred status
That's it!
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