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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.