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Richard Ingram
Building dashboards
Add a new dashboard
Steps to create a new dashboard from scratch.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Copy a dashboard
A much-requested feature, but not currently possible in Geckoboard.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Delete a dashboard
Steps to remove a dashboard from your account.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Add a dashboard widget
Steps to add and configure a new dashboard widget.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Duplicate a dashboard widget
Steps to create a duplicate copy of a widget on your dashboard.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Delete a dashboard widget
Steps to remove a widget from your dashboard.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Set the time on the dashboard footer clock
The footer clock uses your computer or device's clock and time zone as a reference.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Set the location and timezone on a dashboard
We recommend aligning your dashboard's timezone to where the majority of its viewers are based.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Dashboard error: 'Geckoboard failed to start'
A hard refresh or clearing your browser's cache usually resolves the issue.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
404 errors in Geckoboard
Whatever the cause of the 404 error we can help guide you through the right steps to regain access.
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Richard Ingram
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Arrange widgets on a dashboard
Learn how to use drag and drop to move and group widgets.
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Richard Ingram
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Resize widgets on a dashboard
Learn how to change the size of individual and grouped widgets.
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Richard Ingram
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Add widget titles and labels
Learn how to add titles and labels to widgets, including how to combine them when grouping widgets.
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Richard Ingram
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Switch between dashboards using links
Using a combination of share links and the text widget, you can navigate from one dashboard to another.
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Richard Ingram
Updated yesterday
Reorder multiple dashboards
A trick to promote a dashboard in the list if you have several on your account.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Alternative to using iFrames to embed dashboard content
To embed images use an Image widget; for text and other HTML content try a Text widget.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Building data visualizations
Types of visualizations in Geckoboard
Learn about the different visualizations you can use to display your data.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Add goals to Number widgets
Learn how to visualize your progress towards a particular target over time.
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Richard Ingram
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Add status indicators to number and gauge widgets
Help your viewers know if a number’s good or bad with status indicators.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Compare different metrics within the same line chart
Learn how to add a comparison metric to your line chart.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Add more columns to table widgets
Learn how to how add additional metrics to tables.
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Richard Ingram
Updated this week
Set the format of widget numbers
Learn how to use the Number formatting menu to round numbers and add units to numbers.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Guide to the number visualization
Use a number widget to display a single number with optional goal values and status indicators.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Guide to the gauge visualization
Use a gauge to quickly see a metric in comparison to defined minimum and maximum values.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Guide to the line chart visualization
Use a line chart to track changes over time, using equal intervals of time between each data point.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Guide to the column chart visualization
Use a column chart to display vertical categorical data.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Guide to the bar chart visualization
Use a bar chart to display horizontal categorical data.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Guide to the leaderboard visualization
Use a leaderboard to display where people rank in relation to their peers.
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Richard Ingram
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Use filter results to refine your data
Learn how to use filters to only include the data you want in your visualizations.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use split by to break up data within the same chart
Learn how to break up your data when using line or column charts.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Add emoji to dashboard widgets
Learn how to add emoji to a widget using Mac OS and Windows.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Why we don't support pie charts
Pie charts can be misleading and hard to interpret, making them rarely the best choice for visualizing your data.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Decimal and thousands separators not displaying correctly on widgets
Check that your browser's locale is set to the correct country.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Widget config message: 'There’s a new version of this integration available'
Legacy data sources may be removed at any time. There may be a new version available.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Widget error: 'We were unable to build your widget'
This error can occur when someone makes a change to the connection powering a widget, such as the password.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Widget error: 'These metrics and filters are not compatible'
The data sources we integrate with might not support every combination of metric, filter or time-period.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Widget error: 'no data to visualize'
You may see this error when there isn't yet any data that the widget can use to build its visualization.
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Richard Ingram
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Displaying dashboards
Recommended devices for displaying dashboards on wall-mounted screens
Get up and running quickly using a cheap PC connected to your screen.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use Send to TV to display a Geckoboard dashboard on a screen
Use Send to TV to pair a device to your Geckoboard account and it's ready to display your dashboards.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Prepare a columned dashboard for the container layout
To use our latest dashboard layout if you're using a column layout you'll first need to convert it to a container layout.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use a Windows OS device to display a dashboard on a screen
Install our kiosk app to automatically load your dashboard on a Windows OS device.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use a Raspberry Pi to display a dashboard on a screen
Install our kiosk script to automatically load your dashboard on a Raspberry Pi.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use a Chrome OS device to display a dashboard on a screen
Learn how to use our Send to TV feature to connect Chrome OS devices.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use casting devices to display a dashboard on a screen
Learn how to cast a dashboard to a screen using a Chromecast and Apple TV.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Display non-Geckoboard content in a dashboard loop
Alternative option for displaying your Geckoboard dashboard alongside external content.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Use loops to cycle multiple dashboards on a single screen
Create a loop of several dashboards that can be shared as a link or displayed on a TV.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Manage connected screens
Change displayed dashboards, add new screens and give your screens a memorable name.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Manage dashboard loops
Find your loop URL or manage existing loops.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
View a dashboard on a mobile phone or tablet
Add Geckoboard to your Android and iPhone home screens.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Update displayed dashboards with latest changes
Remote refresh feature will update dashboards using a share link and Send to TV.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Refresh remote dashboards
Refresh remote dashboards when making changes to dashboards displayed on several screens, or on devices without a connected keyboard.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Displaying a Geckoboard dashboard on a smart TV
Smart TV web browsers are generally under powered to display Geckoboard dashboards.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Sharing dashboards
Share a dashboard with share links
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be easily bookmarked, embedded, or shared directly with others.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Send scheduled dashboard screenshots to Slack
Schedule regular snapshots of your dashboards to post to Slack so everyone can keep track of key data, wherever they are.
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Richard Ingram
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Email scheduled dashboard screenshots
Schedule screenshots of your dashboards to be automatically emailed out to your contacts, on a schedule of your choice.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Download a dashboard as a PDF
Ways to share PDF snapshots of your dashboard.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Embedding dashboards
Embed a Geckoboard dashboard in websites and tools
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be embedded in your everyday business tools.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Embed a Geckoboard dashboard in Confluence
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be embedded in Confluence.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Embed a Geckoboard dashboard in a Microsoft Teams channel
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be embedded in Microsoft Teams.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Embed a Geckoboard dashboard to a Miro board
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be embedded in Miro.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Embed a Geckoboard dashboard to Monday.com
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be embedded in Monday.com.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Embed a Geckoboard dashboard in Notion
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be embedded in Notion.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Embed a Geckoboard dashboard in Zendesk's ticket sidebar
Create a link to your live dashboard that can be embedded in the ticket view in Zendesk.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Customizing dashboards
Upload a dashboard logo
Display your logo in the bottom left-hand corner of your dashboard.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago
Customize your Geckoboard dashboard with advanced theming
Deeply customize the look and feel of your dashboards to match your company or team colors.
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Richard Ingram
Updated over a week ago