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Improvements

Moving Gadgets

Gadgets can be placed anywhere on the dashboard, independent of any invisible columns, rows, or grids.

Resizing Gadgets

Gadgets can be resized to any dimensions as long as they fit within the confines of the dashboard itself.

Previous versions of the dashboard would resize gadgets according to the size of the user's browser window and the contents of each gadget.

New Features

Stacking Gadgets

Gadgets can be layered on top of each other to allow for complex data presentations.

The Gadget Toolbar

The gadget toolbar is a collection of buttons visible to the right of the default gadget options in the gadget header.

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Basic gadget editing functionality - such as the ability to rename the gadget, which was available as a toolbar option in previous versions of the dashboard - is accessible using this menu.  Additionally, the gadget-specific functionality visible in the new gadget toolbar is available here as well in an easy-to-read list format.

The "Dashboards" Menu

The dashboard list allows for easy access to dashboards you own, dashboards that have been shared to you, and new dashboard creation without taking up screen space.

The Sprocket Menu

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Edit Mode

By default, a dashboard is in "View Mode."  "View Mode" does not allow you to make any changes to your dashboard or its gadgets, and only certain gadget functionality is enabled:

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