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## Beginner guides
Watch the 10min [beginners guide to building dashboards](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKNZMtoSHN4&index=7&list=PLDGkOdUX1Ujo3wHw9-z5Vo12YLqXRjzg2) to get a quick intro to setting up Dashboards and Panels.
## Top header
##Basic Concepts
Read the [Basic Concepts](/reference/basic_concepts) document to get a crash course in key Grafana concepts.
### Top header
Let's start with creating a new Dashboard. You can find the new Dashboard link at the bottom of the Dashboard picker. You now have a blank Dashboard.
<img class="no-shadow" src="/img/v2/v2_top_nav_annotated.png">
The image above shows you the top header for a Dashboard.
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6. Settings: Manage Dashboard settings and features such as Templating and Annotations.
## Dashboards, Panels, Rows, the building blocks of Grafana...
Dashboards are at the core of what Grafana is all about. Dashboards are composed of individual Panels arranged on a number of Rows. Grafana ships with a variety of Panels. Gafana makes it easy to construct the right queries, and customize the display properities so that you can create the perfect Dashboard for your need. Each Panel can interact with data from any configured Grafana Data Source (currently InfluxDB, Graphite, OpenTSDB, and KairosDB). The [Core Concepts](/guides/core-concepts) guide explores these key ideas in detail.
Dashboards are at the core of what Grafana is all about. Dashboards are composed of individual Panels arranged on a number of Rows. Grafana ships with a variety of Panels. Gafana makes it easy to construct the right queries, and customize the display properities so that you can create the perfect Dashboard for your need. Each Panel can interact with data from any configured Grafana Data Source (currently InfluxDB, Graphite, OpenTSDB, and KairosDB). The [Core Concepts](/guides/basic_concepts) guide explores these key ideas in detail.
## Adding & Editing Graphs and Panels
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## Drag-and-Drop panels
You can Drag-and-Drop Panels within and between Rows. Click and hold the Panel title, and drag it to its new location.
You can Drag-and-Drop Panels within and between Rows. Click and hold the Panel title, and drag it to its new location. You can also easily resize panels by clicking the (-) and (+) icons.
![](/img/animated_gifs/drag_drop.gif)