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2.5 KiB
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68 lines
2.5 KiB
Markdown
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title: Control a dashboard
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seotitle: Control an InfluxDB dashboard
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description: Control an InfluxDB dashboard in the InfluxDB user interface (UI).
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influxdb/v2/tags: [dashboards]
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menu:
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influxdb_v2:
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name: Control a dashboard
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parent: Manage dashboards
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weight: 203
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---
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## Control at the dashboard level
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Use dashboard controls in the upper left to update your dashboard.
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### Add a cell
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Click **{{< icon "add-cell" >}} Add Cell** to open the Data Explorer and configure a new cell for your dashboard.
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For details on using the Data Explorer, see [Explore metrics](/influxdb/v2/visualize-data/explore-metrics/).
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### Add a note
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1. Click **{{< icon "note" >}} Add Note** to add a note cell to your dashboard.
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2. Enter your note in Markdown in the left pane. A preview appears in the right pane.
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3. Enable the **Show note when query returns no data** option to show the note only when the query displays no data.
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4. Click **Save**.
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### Select timezone
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Click the timezone dropdown to select a timezone to use for the dashboard. Select either the local time (default) or UTC.
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{{< img-hd src="/img/influxdb/2-0-controls-timezone.png" alt="Select timezone" />}}
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### Manually refresh dashboard
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Click the refresh button (**{{< icon "refresh" >}}**) to manually refresh the dashboard's data.
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#### Manually refresh a single dashboard cell
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1. Click the **{{< icon "gear" >}}** on the dashboard cell you want to refresh.
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2. Click **{{< icon "refresh" >}} Refresh**.
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### Select time range
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1. Select from the time range options in the dropdown menu.
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{{< img-hd src="/img/influxdb/2-0-controls-time-range.png" alt="Select time range" />}}
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2. Select **Custom Time Range** to enter a custom time range with precision up to nanoseconds.
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The default time range is 5 minutes.
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> The custom time range uses the selected timezone (local time or UTC).
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### Add variables
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Click **Variables** to display variables available for your dashboard. For details, see [Use and manage variables](/influxdb/v2/visualize-data/variables/)
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### Presentation mode
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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.
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### Toggle dark mode and light mode
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Click the moon or sun icons to toggle your dashboard between **dark mode** and **light mode.**
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{{< img-hd src="/img/influxdb/2-0-controls-dark-light-mode.png" alt="Dark & light mode"/>}}
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