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title: Modify dashboard settings title: Modify dashboard settings
menuTitle: Dashboard settings menuTitle: Modify dashboard settings
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keywords: keywords:
- time settings - time settings
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# Modify dashboard settings # Modify dashboard settings
The dashboard settings page enables you to: The dashboard settings page allows you to:
- Edit general dashboard properties, including time settings - Edit general dashboard properties, including time settings
- Add annotation queries - Add annotation queries
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1. On the **Dashboard settings** page, click **General**. 1. On the **Dashboard settings** page, click **General**.
1. Navigate to the **Time Options** section. 1. Navigate to the **Time Options** section.
1. Specify time settings according to the following descriptions. 1. Specify time settings as follows.
- **Timezone:** Specify the local time zone of the service or system that you are monitoring. This can be helpful when monitoring a system or service that operates across several time zones. - **Timezone:** Specify the local time zone of the service or system that you are monitoring. This can be helpful when monitoring a system or service that operates across several time zones.
- **Default:** Grafana uses the default selected time zone for the user profile, team, or organization. If no time zone is specified for the user profile, a team the user is a member of, or the organization, then Grafana uses the local browser time. - **Default:** Grafana uses the default selected time zone for the user profile, team, or organization. If no time zone is specified for the user profile, a team the user is a member of, or the organization, then Grafana uses the local browser time.
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For more information about variables, refer to [Variables]({{< relref "../../variables/" >}}). For more information about variables, refer to [Variables]({{< relref "../../variables/" >}}).
1. On the **Dashboard settings** page, click **Variable** in the left side section menu and then the **Add variable** button. 1. On the **Dashboard settings** page, click **Variable** in the left side section menu and then the **Add variable** button.
1. In the **General** section, the the name of the variable. This is the name that you will later use in queries. 1. In the **General** section, the name of the variable. This is the name that you will later use in queries.
1. Select a variable **Type**. 1. Select a variable **Type**.
> **Note:** The variable type you select impacts which fields you populate on the page. > **Note:** The variable type you select impacts which fields you populate on the page.
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Dashboard links enable you to place links to other dashboards and web sites directly below the dashboard header. Links provide for easy navigation to other, related dashboards and content. Dashboard links enable you to place links to other dashboards and web sites directly below the dashboard header. Links provide for easy navigation to other, related dashboards and content.
1. On the **Dashboard settings** page, click **Links** in the left side section menu and then the **Add link** button. 1. On the **Dashboard settings** page, click **Links** in the left side section menu and then the **Add link** button.
1. Enter title and and in the **Type** field, select **Dashboard** or **Link**. 1. Enter title and in the **Type** field, select **Dashboard** or **Link**.
1. To add a dashboard link: 1. To add a dashboard link:
a. Add an optional tag. Tags are useful creating a dynamic dropdown of dashboards that all have a specific tag. a. Add an optional tag. Tags are useful creating a dynamic dropdown of dashboards that all have a specific tag.
b. Select any of the dashboard link **Options**. b. Select any of the dashboard link **Options**.