Dashboard Designer Display Tab

The options available on the dashboard Display tab let you add images and text fields, show the dashboard header and footer, and hide portions of the designer so you can see only the components you need.

Display Tab

Group Description

Insert

The buttons in this group let you add images and text fields to your dashboard. See How You Add Images and Text Fields to Dashboards.

Sections

The check boxes and button in this group let you show or hide the Dashboard Header and Dashboard Footer sections, and choose how you want to display the dashboard’s description. See How You Add Dashboard Descriptions.

Show/Hide

The buttons in this group let you show or hide different parts of the dashboard designer. Showing the reports explorer lets you select reports to add to the dashboard. You can also add rulers, rule lines, field outlines, section headers, and a grid to the design surface to help you create your dashboard. See Overview of Dashboard Designer Components.

Items

The buttons in this group let you remove a selected report or a report placeholder from the dashboard, and let you show or hide the title of the selected report when the dashboard is generated.

The Remove button is disabled when the only report on a dashboard is selected.

Dashboard Tab

The buttons in this group let you add, delete, rename, and move dashboard tabs. See How You Add Tabs to Dashboards.