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# Adding and setting up components

You can add components to your dashboard and customize them.

1. From the Components perspective, in the left menu, expand the category where your component belongs.

   For example, if you want to add a date input component, expand the **Selects** category.
2. Select the component you want to add, such as **Date input Component**.

   The new component will be added to the **Components** pane in the middle of the screen.
3. Select the component in the **Components** pane to customize it in the **Properties** pane on the right.

   ![Customizing a component from the Properties pane](https://3599713356-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FtirsJUGxXys7JEgE1Uzf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-c0691f74f810b07a13effdf7be8ffd3980df221b%2FcomponentsDateSelectorHighlighted.png?alt=media)

   For each component, there is a list of basic and advanced properties which you can set to define the component.


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