# Get started with the Dashboard Designer

Learn about the Dashboard Designer by viewing a sample dashboard in the User Console.

Complete the following steps to view an editable, sample dashboard containing sales performance data for the example company, Steel Wheels.

1. Navigate to the User Console Home page.
2. Click **Browse Files**.
3. In the Folders pane, click to expand the **Public** folder, then click the **Steel Wheels** folder.

   The content of the **Steel Wheels** folder opens in the Files pane.
4. In the Files pane, select **Sales Performance (dashboard)**.
5. In the File Actions pane, click **Edit**.

   The **Editing: Sales Performance (dashboard)** tab opens.
6. In the Objects pane, click **Prompts**, and then select the **Show Prompt Toolbar** checkbox.

   The Prompts section is added to the **Editing: Sales Performance (dashboard)** tab.
7. Review the function of each of the following areas of the Dashboard Designer user interface.

   ![Dashboard Designer](https://1610525749-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FdbSFXbJFiObHB299lSSa%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-b37b1e614628290c760a38792de5d5a3558b9165%2FDashboardSampleEditPanels%3DGUID-C541B9F4-9587-4B50-8B8A-1DEACC847D0B%3D2%3Den%3DLow.png?alt=media)

   | Area | Name                           | Function                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
   | ---- | ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | 1    | Opened view toolbar            | A toolbar that you can use to open, create, edit, save, and print Analyzer Reports, Interactive Reports, and dashboards. The Dashboard Designer shows opened reports and files as a series of tabs across the page. |
   | 2    | **Prompts** section            | Expandable section containing filters than you can add to the dashboard. The Prompts section appears only when you select the **Show Prompt Toolbar** checkbox for the **Prompts** object in **General Settings**.  |
   | 3    | **Browse** and **Files** panes | Panes containing lists of folders and files that you can navigate to find a file with content that you want to add to the open dashboard.                                                                           |
   | 4    | Dashboard canvas               | A dynamic view of the dashboard that updates as you build the dashboard. You can build the dashboard by adding content, applying filters, and changing object settings.                                             |
   | 5    | Objects pane                   | A pane containing settings that you can use to apply templates and themes to the dashboard, show or hide the Prompts section, and edit page and object titles.                                                      |