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Tiled and Floating Dashboard Layouts

A dashboard is a collection of several worksheets and supporting information shown on a single sheet
so you can compare and monitor a variety of data simultaneously. Dashboard objects can be tiled or
oating. Tiled objects are arranged in a grid while oating objects can be layered on top of other objects.
Add a Sheet as Tiled
To add a sheet to the tiled layout, make sure the
As Tiled option is selected in the Dashboard
window and drag a sheet to the view. The sheet
is added to a layout container and is automatically
sized appropriately.
A
Add a Sheet as Floating
To add a sheet to the oating layout, make sure the
As Floating option is selected in the Dashboard
window and drag a sheet to the view. The sheet is
layered on top of existing objects.
B
Reorder Floating Objects
You can change the order of the oating objects
by rearranging the sheets in the Layout area
of the dashboard. Objects at the top of the list
display in the front while objects at the bottom of
the list are in the back.
C
Resize Floating Objects
When you select an object in the dashboard or in the
Layout area of the Dashboard window, the size and
position properties are shown at the bottom of the
Dashboard window. You can make small adjustments
to the size and position as well as toggle between
whether it is oating or tiled.
D
The Layout section of the Dashboard window
shows the dashboard structure, including the
layout containers and their containing sheets.