Design Options and Tools

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The dashboards design top bar contains the following options:


  • Filesave.png Save: Saves the current dashboard configuration. Asks for name and description at the first time;
  • Filesaveas.png Save as: Saves (duplicate) the current dashboard configuration with a different name and description;
  • Undo.png Undo: Undoes the last actions/modifications done in the design;
  • Redo.png Redo: Redoes a previous undone action/modification;
  • Duplicate.png Duplicate Object(s): Duplicates the selected object(s);
  • Copy.png Copy Object(s): Copies the selected object(s) to the clipboard;
  • Paste.png Paste Object(s): Pastes the previous copied object(s);
  • Remove.png Remove Object(s): Deletes the selected object(s) and its properties;
  • Color extend.png Color Menu: Opens the background and border color options;
    • BackgroundColor.png Background Color: Changes the selected object(s) background color (for objects that have this property);
    • BorderColor.png Border Color: Changes the selected object(s) border color (for objects that have this property);
  • Align extend.png Alignment Options: Opens the object(s) alignment options;
    • Shape align left.png Align Left: Aligns all selected objects to the left edge of the first selected object;
    • Shape align center.png Align Center: Aligns all selected objects to the horizontal center of the first selected object;
    • Shape align right.png Align Right: Aligns all selected objects to the right edge of the first selected object;
    • Shape align top.png Align Top: Aligns all selected objects to the top edge of the first selected object;
    • Shape align middle.png Align Middle: Aligns all selected objects to the vertical middle of the first selected object;
    • Shape align right.png Align Bottom: Aligns all selected objects to the bottom edge of the first selected object;
  • Order extend.png Order Options: Opens the object(s) z-order (depth position) options;
    • Shape move back.png Send to back: Sends the object(s) to the deepest position (behind all others);
    • Shape move backwards.png Retreat: Sends the object(s) one position to the back;
    • Shape move forwards.png Advance: Sends the object(s) one position to the front;
    • Shape move front.png Bring to front: Bring the object(s) to the shallowest position (in front of all others);
  • Play.png Preview: Runs a preview of the dashboard. This is the same as executing a dashboard but allows to check the results directly from the design environment;
  • Gear extended.png Settings: Configures if the design will display and automatically align the objects to a grid and if it will display Combo (Filter) linking arrows;
  • Close design.png Exit: Exits the design environment and return to the main page. Asks for name and description if not saved.


The top bar also contains the objects bar used to add objects to the dashboards.