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# Edit a Dashboard

## Overview <a href="#overview" id="overview"></a>

This page provides guidance on how to modify existing dashboards. Whether you need to adjust the layout, update visualizations, change data sources, or customize settings, the editing tools allow you to tailor the dashboard's appearance and functionality.

You can also add or remove widgets, apply filters, and manage user permissions, ensuring that the dashboard delivers the most relevant and actionable insights for your specific use case.

<i class="fa-memo-circle-info">:memo-circle-info:</i> Custom dashboards can be edited, system dashboards cannot be edited.

## Getting Here <a href="#getting-here" id="getting-here"></a>

<i class="fa-triangle-exclamation">:triangle-exclamation:</i> To reduce the risk of accidently editing a dashboard, you can use the **Open** option, instead of the **Edit** option described below.

<i class="fa-hexagon-exclamation">:hexagon-exclamation:</i>Changes made to dashboards in edit mode take effect immediately. There is no SAVE button or UNDO option.

To edit a dashboard, use the following steps.

1. From the main menu, navigate to **Dashboards > All**.
2. Click the **row options** icon <i class="fa-circle-ellipsis">:circle-ellipsis:</i> at the beginning of the row that includes the custom dashboard.
3. Click **Edit**.

At the top of the page, an unlock button <i class="fa-unlock">:unlock:</i> displays, indicating the dashboard is in Edit mode.

Refer to [Manage Widgets](broken://pages/l6UeebpzXcqilx5AqksV)for more information.


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