docs: add datasource selector content (#69280)

* updated create dashboard topic including adding screenshot of DS selector

* finished editing build dashboards - create dashboards

* finished data source selection edits'
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* updated tutorials

* reverted tutorial to old nav to match reality and added that prom DS is preselected

* wording edits

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Christopher Moyer <35463610+chri2547@users.noreply.github.com>

* add that configure DS is only for admins

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Co-authored-by: Christopher Moyer <35463610+chri2547@users.noreply.github.com>
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If you've already set up a data source that you know how to query, refer to [Create a dashboard]({{< relref "../dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard" >}}) instead.
To create your first dashboard using the built-in `Grafana` data source:
To create your first dashboard using the built-in `-- Grafana --` data source:
1. Click **Dashboards** in the left-side menu.
1. On the Dashboards page, click **New** and select **New Dashboard** from the dropdown menu.
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ To create your first dashboard using the built-in `Grafana` data source:
![Empty dashboard state](/media/docs/grafana/dashboards/empty-dashboard-9.5.png)
1. In the New dashboard/Edit panel view, go to the **Query** tab.
1. Configure your [query]({{< relref "../panels-visualizations/query-transform-data#add-a-query" >}}) by selecting `-- Grafana --` from the data source selector.
1. In the modal that opens, click `-- Grafana --`:
This generates the Random Walk dashboard.
{{< figure class="float-right" src="/media/docs/grafana/dashboards/screenshot-data-source-selector-10.0.png" max-width="800px" alt="Select data source modal" >}}
This configures your [query]({{< relref "../panels-visualizations/query-transform-data#add-a-query" >}}) and generates the Random Walk dashboard.
1. Click the Refresh dashboard icon to query the data source.