Editing dashboard content
Edit mode
To edit dashboard content, the dashboard must be in edit mode. When you create a new dashboard, add content to an existing dashboard, or click the icon, the dashboard is in edit mode. The borders of the selected widget are highlighted and the widget's toolbar is displayed when you place the cursor over a widget.
Widget's toolbar
The widget's toolbar contains these options:
- Interact
- Properties
- Copy Widget
- Remove
Drag and drop
A widget displays a preview when dragged. The preview indicates where the widget is placed when dropped and its dimensions.
You can drop a widget:
- Where required in a blank dashboard.
- When its preview is displayed in the position you require. The dropped widget is 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. Note: Swapping might not be possible if there is an issue with the specified minimum size.
Shortcuts
You can use these keyboard shortcuts when you drag or resize widgets:
- : To undo resizing or repositioning of a widget, press the key before you release the mouse button.
- : To keep a widget's original size, press and hold the key while you drag it into position on a dashboard. The widget will not automatically resize to fit an available space.
- : To keep a widget's height to width ratio, press and hold the key while you drag its borders to resize it.