Enable Automatic Layout of a Dashboard Section

You can use an automatic layout of a dashboard section.

1. Add the dashboard section you want to your dashboard.
   1. To add the dashboard header or footer sections, click the Display tab and select the Dashboard Header or Dashboard Footer check box.
   2. To add the page header or footer sections, click the Page Setup tab and select the Page Header or Page Footer check box.
2. Click the dashboard section you want to modify on the design surface.
3. Click the Options tab and click Automatic.
4. To prevent the section’s height from being automatically adjusted to fit the items you add to the section, click Auto Height to disable the feature.
   Tip: When Auto Height is disabled, you can manually change the height of the dashboard section by dragging the section’s horizontal borders up or down, just as you would if the section had a manual layout.

Results:

If a dashboard section has an automatic layout, the images and text fields you add to it are arranged in an invisible table structure with the items placed in rows and columns. You can adjust the sizing of the rows and columns to arrange the images and text fields as you want them.