Merge pull request #502 from influxdata/control-dashboards

Control dashboards

content/v2.0/visualize-data/dashboards/control-dashboard.md

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+---
+title: Control a dashboard
+seotitle: Control an InfluxDB dashboard
+description: Control an InfluxDB dashboard in the InfluxDB user interface (UI).
+v2.0/tags: [dashboards]
+menu:
+  v2_0:
+    name: Control a dashboard
+    parent: Manage dashboards
+weight: 203
+---
+
+## Control at the dashboard level
+
+Use dashboard controls in the upper right to update your dashboard.
+
+### Add a cell
+
+Click {{< icon "add-cell" >}} **Add Cell** to open the Data Explorer and configure a new cell for your dashboard.
+
+For details on using the Data Explorer, see [Explore metrics](/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics/).
+
+### Add a note
+
+1. Click {{< icon "note" >}} **Add Note** to add a note cell to your dashboard.
+2. Enter your note in Markdown in the left pane. A preview appears in the right pane.
+3. Enable the **Show note when query returns no data** option to show the note only when the query displays no data.
+4. Click **Save**.
+
+### Select timezone
+
+Click the timezone dropdown to select a timezone to use for the dashboard. Select either the local time (default) or UTC.
+
+{{< img-hd src="/img/timezone.png" alt="Select timezone" />}}
+
+### Select auto-refresh interval
+
+Select how frequently to refresh the dashboard's data. By default, refreshing is paused.
+
+{{< img-hd src="/img/refresh-interval.png" alt="Select refresh interval" />}}
+
+### Manually refresh dashboard
+
+Click the refresh button ({{< icon "refresh" >}}) to manually refresh the dashboard's data.
+
+### Select time range
+
+1. Select from the time range options in the dropdown menu.
+
+{{< img-hd src="/img/time-range.png" alt="Select time range" />}}
+
+2. Select **Custom Time Range** to enter a custom time range with precision up to nanoseconds.
+The default time range is 5 minutes.
+
+### Add variables
+
+Click **Variables** to display variables available for your dashboard. For details, see [Use and manage variables](/v2.0/visualize-data/variables/)
+
+### Presentation mode
+
+Click the fullscreen icon ({{< icon "fullscreen" >}}) to enter presentation mode. Presentation mode allows you to view [a dashboard] in full screen, hiding the left and top navigation menus so only the cells appear. This mode might be helpful, for example, for stationary screens dedicated to monitoring visualizations.

content/v2.0/visualize-data/explore-metrics.md

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   * Click on the name of the query in the tab to rename it.
 
 ## Visualize your query
+
 Select from available [visualization types](/v2.0/visualize-data/visualization-types/) or enable the **View Raw Data** option to view all of your query's results.
 
 1. Select a visualization type from the dropdown menu in the upper-left.
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    For details about all of the available visualization options, see
    [Visualization types](/v2.0/visualize-data/visualization-types/).
 
+## Control your dashboard cell
+
+From the cell editor overlay, use the controls in the lower pane to control your dashboard.
+
+### View raw data
+
+Toggle the **View Raw data** {{< icon "toggle" >}} option to see your data in table format instead of a graph. Use this option when data can't be visualized using a visualization type.
+
+ {{< img-hd src="/img/view-raw-data.png" alt="View raw data" />}}
+
+### Save as CSV
+
+Click the CSV icon to save the cells contents as a CSV file.
+
+### Select auto-refresh interval
+
+Select how frequently to refresh the dashboard's data. By default, refreshing is paused.
+
+{{< img-hd src="/img/refresh-interval.png" alt="Select refresh interval" />}}
+
+### Manually refresh dashboard
+
+Click the refresh button ({{< icon "refresh" >}}) to manually refresh the dashboard's data.
+
+### Select time range
+
+1. Select from the time range options in the dropdown menu.
+
+{{< img-hd src="/img/time-range.png" alt="Select time range" />}}
+
+2. Select **Custom Time Range** to enter a custom time range with precision up to nanoseconds.
+The default time range is 5m.
+
+### Query Builder or Script Editor
+
+Click **Query Builder** to use the builder to create a Flux query. Click **Script Editor** to manually edit the query.
+
 ## Save your query as a dashboard cell or task
 
 **To save your query**: