Positioning content

To position content, the dashboard must be in edit mode:

• New dashboards are editable by default
• If you add content to an existing dashboard, and you have edit permission, the dashboard is automatically editable.

To reposition existing content, click Edit Dashboard in the toolbar to enable edit mode.

In an editable dashboard, the borders of existing widgets are highlighted.

When you place the mouse pointer over a widget, the border changes color and the widget controls are enabled.

A widget displays a preview if you drag it over an existing widget. The preview indicates where the widget will be placed when dropped, and its dimensions. The preview displays a rectangular hotspot when the mouse pointer is halfway along an edge of an existing widget or the edge of the dashboard.

Drop a widget:

• Where required, in a blank dashboard.
• When its preview is displayed in the position you require. The dropped widget will be resized to fit the space indicated by the preview.
• When the hotspot is displayed: If the hotspot is on an existing widget, the dropped widget cuts the existing widget in half, vertically or horizontally, according to whether the hotspot is on a vertical or horizontal border. If the hotspot is on an edge of the dashboard, the dropped widget snaps to the edge and occupies the available length.
• When the mouse pointer on a dragged widget is directly over an existing widget. The widgets swap places. Or, if the dragged widget is dragged from a content connection, it replaces the existing widget.

To insert a widget between two widgets that are touching, drag the widget over the border where the widgets touch and press Shift. Drop the widget before releasing the Shift key. The added widget retains its dimensions or shrinks if there is not enough room for the other widgets to be pushed away. The existing widgets shrink to accommodate the new widget.

To push one widget with another, use one of these the options while dragging the widget: press the Shift key, or press both mouse clicks. If a widget is pushed against an edge of the dashboard, it is compressed. It does not return to its original size if the pushing widget is withdrawn.

Shortcuts

You can use these keyboard shortcuts when you drag or resize widgets:

• Ecs: To undo resizing or repositioning of a widget, press the Ecs key before you release the mouse button.
• O: To keep a widget's original size, press and hold the O key while you drag it into position on a dashboard. The widget will not automatically resize to fit an available space.
• R: To keep a widget's height to width ratio, press and hold the R key while you drag its borders to resize it.
• S: To temporarily toggle helper lines and snapping or off, press the S key while dragging a widget.