# Initialize Hedera accounts

You need to initialize a new Hedera account from another Hedera account before you can use the account to send assets. This registers the account on chain.

To initialize a Hedera account:

1. Navigate to **Transactions**.
2. Click **Create an order** and select **Transaction order**.
3. Select the account from which you are funding the new account.
4. Select a Hedera ledger.
5. Click **Account**.
6. Click **Account update**.
7. To automatically associate tokens with this account, in **Maximum automatic token associations**, specify a value between 0 and 1000. Newly created tokens are automatically associated to the account used to create and mint them, up to the maximum specified.
8. In **Memo**, add some text, if required.
9. In the **Fee** section, specify the following fee information:
  - The fee strategy to use to calculate the transaction fees.
  - A maximum fee as a percentage or amount, if required. The maximum fee must take into consideration the fee calculation method for the ledger. The transaction is not broadcast if the fees are higher than this cap.
Ripple Custody displays the estimated fee for the transaction.
[Learn more about how Ripple Custody calculates transaction fees](/products/custody/v1.26/overview/blockchain/transactions/transaction-fees#fee-strategies-by-ledger)
10. Click **Submit for Approval** and [sign the operation with the app](/products/custody/v1.26/ui/get-started/key-operations/intent-signature).


The transaction is sent when the intent is successfully executed.