When you create a new dashboard, the interface will be slightly different than it is when designing a single view. We'll start designing your first dashboard after a brief look at the interface. You might navigate to the Superstore Sales sheet and take a quick look at it yourself.
The dashboard window consists of several key components. Techniques for using these objects will be detailed in Chapter 7, Telling a Data Story with Dashboards. For now, focus on gaining some familiarity with the options that are available. One thing you'll notice is that the left sidebar has been replaced with dashboard-specific content:
The left side-bar contains two tabs:
- A Dashboard tab, for sizing options and adding sheets and objects ...
