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27 changes: 17 additions & 10 deletions content/en/dashboards/widgets/_index.md
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tag: "Documentation"
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## Overview

Dashboard widgets are visual representations of data. They serve as the building blocks for your dashboards to visualize and correlate your data across your infrastructure. They can contain different types of information, such as graphs, images, logs, and statuses, to give you an overview of your systems and environments.
Dashboard widgets are visual representations of data. They serve as the building blocks for your [dashboards][2] to visualize and correlate your data across your infrastructure. They can contain different types of information, such as graphs, images, logs, and statuses, to give you an overview of your systems and environments.

## Get started

The fastest way to onboard widgets relevant to your data is to clone a dashboard from the [preset list][1] which includes dashboards created by other members of your organization and out-of-the-box templates for your installed integrations. After you clone a dashboard, you can customize widgets to your use case.


{{< whatsnext desc="Additional guides and courses to learn about widgets:" >}}
{{< nextlink href="https://docs.datadoghq.com/getting_started/dashboards/" >}}<strong>Getting Started with Dashboards</strong>: Walkthrough of building out a dashboard with widgets{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< nextlink href="https://learn.datadoghq.com/courses/dashboard-graph-widgets" >}}<strong>Dashboard Graph Widgets</strong>: Learning center course, create, configure, and utilize dashboard graph widgets{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< nextlink href="https://learn.datadoghq.com/courses/intro-dashboards" >}}<strong>Introduction to Dashboards</strong>: Learning center course, build a dashboard in a sandbox environment{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< nextlink href="/getting_started/dashboards/" >}}<u>Getting Started with Dashboards</u>: Walkthrough of building out a dashboard with widgets{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< nextlink href="https://learn.datadoghq.com/courses/dashboard-graph-widgets" >}}<u>Dashboard Graph Widgets</u>: Learning center course explaining how to create, configure, and use dashboard graph widgets{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< nextlink href="https://learn.datadoghq.com/courses/intro-dashboards" >}}<u>Introduction to Dashboards</u>: Learning center course explaining how to build a dashboard in a sandbox environment{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< /whatsnext >}}

### Add a widget to your dashboard

To begin using widgets in your dashboards:

1. Navigate to the [Dashboards page][2] in Datadog.
1. Navigate to the [Dashboards List][1] in Datadog.
2. Click **New Dashboard** or select an existing dashboard to edit.
3. Click **Add Widget**. Choose from a variety of widget types such as timeseries, bar chart, table, or event stream.
4. Configure your widget:
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- Use **Event Stream** widgets for real-time event monitoring
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## Widget resources
## Further reading

{{< whatsnext desc="Widget configuration and types:">}}
{{< nextlink href="/dashboards/widgets/configuration" >}}<strong>Configuration</strong>: Learn about widget configuration options and best practices{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< nextlink href="/dashboards/widgets/types" >}}<strong>Widget Types</strong>: Explore all available widget types and their use cases{{< /nextlink >}}
{{< /whatsnext >}}
{{< partial name="whats-next/whats-next.html" >}}

[1]: https://app.datadoghq.com/dashboard/lists/preset/1
[2]: /dashboards/
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