# Adding Time Machine Component
##  Overview
The Time Machine Lightning Web Component needs to be added to an object's record page before its initial use. This step is only required once per object. This guide will show you how to complete the process.
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To use Time Machine with records from different object types, add Time Machine to each object's record page.
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## Add Time Machine
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### Open Lightning App Builder
1. Access the record of the object you wish to integrate with Time Machine.
2. Click the **Gear Icon** in the upper right of the window.
3. Click **Edit Page** from the menu.
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### Add Time Machine Tab
1. Click the **Tabs** component.
2. Click **Add Tab** from the right sidebar.
3. Click the **Three Horizontal Lines** menu for the tab you just added.
4. Click the **Tab Label** dropdown menu.
5. Click **Custom** (found at the top of the menu).
6. Enter **Time Machine** in the **Custom Label** textbox.
7. Click **Done**.
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### Add Time Machine Component
1. Click the new **Time Machine** tab.
2. Search for **Time Machine** in the left sidebar.
3. Click and drag the **Time Machine** component to the **Time Machine** tab.
4. Once **Time Machine** is added, it should look like the following screenshot.
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### Save and Activate
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There are different ways to configure the page's activation. The following instructions show a common configuration, but other settings will also work.
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1. Click **Save**.
2. Click **Activate** in the **Page Saved** dialog box.
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If the **Page Saved** dialog box doesn't appear, click **Activation** next to **Save**.
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3. Click **Assign as Org Default**.
4. Select the **Form Factor**.
5. Click **Next**.
6. Click **Save**.
7. Click the **Back Arrow** in the upper left corner of the screen.
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### Use Time Machine
The **Time Machine** component has now been added to all record pages of this object type.
1. Click the **Time Machine** tab on the record's page.
2. See the following article for instructions on using the Time Machine.
3. [Using Time Machine Component](/backup-and-archive/backup-and-archive-in-salesforce/time-machine/using-time-machine-component.md)
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