# Copy a Widget

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

This guide explains how to copy widgets within Fusion to either the current dashboard or another dashboard. Copying widgets is a quick and efficient way to replicate useful visualizations, metrics, or layouts across multiple dashboards without starting from scratch.

By understanding how to copy widgets effectively, you can:

* Streamline dashboard creation by reusing existing widgets.
* Maintain consistency in visualizations across different dashboards.
* Save time when setting up dashboards for different teams or use cases.

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**📘Prerequisite**

You must have a destination dashboard for your copied widget, otherwise, you must create a new dashboard first.
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## Getting Here <a href="#getting-here" id="getting-here"></a>

To copy a widget embedded in a dashboard, use must first **Edit** the dashboard.

To edit a dashboard, use the following steps.

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**📘There is no SAVE button or UNDO option.**

<i class="fa-hexagon-exclamation">:hexagon-exclamation:</i> Changes made to dashboards in edit mode take effect immediately.
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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. You can click this button to exit edit mode.

## Copy a Widget <a href="#copy-a-widget" id="copy-a-widget"></a>

1. To copy a widget, hover over the right corner of the widget container; a menu of icons appears.
2. Click the copy (4) ( <i class="fa-copy">:copy:</i> ) icon.\
   The **Copy \[widget type]** page displays.
3. From the drop-down menu,click the name of the dashboard to copy the widget to.\
   The a copied version of the widget will display with its next sequential number.
4. If you opt not to copy the widget, click **Cancel** or the **x** in the upper right corner.

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