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To create a simple dashboard:
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The dashboard designer appears, displaying the list of available content and the canvas.
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List of Available Content in the Dashboard Designer
The Freight Report appears in a frame in the upper left corner of the canvas.
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The Accounts Report appears on the canvas.
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The resized Accounts Report now exceeds the canvas area.
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You can save the dashboard even though its contents exceed the canvas area. In fixed sizing mode, if content exceeds the canvas area, the user may have to scroll to see the entire dashboard. For more information, see About Screen Sizes.
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Press the Ctrl key while dragging or resizing items and frames for smoother cursor movement. This disables the default snap-to-grid behavior.
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Use Hide Scroll Bars for charts and small crosstabs to size the frame to match its content exactly.
In the figure A Simple Dashboard with Sample Reports you can see how the dashboard looks at this point:
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A Simple Dashboard with Sample Reports
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The end user view of the dashboard appears in a new tab or a new window, depending on the browser configuration.
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You are prompted for the name and location for saving the dashboard.
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