How to Change MyDashboard Chart Properties

Last updated November 10, 2009 3:12:39 PM PST

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Use the Edit MyDashboard tab to change the properties of tabs and charts.

To access MyDashboard, go to the Blink home page and click the MyDashboard link.

Note: You need a Single Sign-On account and authorization to access EmployeeLink, FinancialLink, or Blink Student/ Class Info. If you need authorization, see How to Get Access to UCSD Business Systems.

Follow these steps:

Click the Edit MyDashboard tab to begin.
Under each gray header are chart properties that pertain to the charts on that particular tab.
Follow the directions in the table below to make your changes.
Click Update MyDashboard to submit your changes when you're finished editing the chart properties.

Click the Delete icon next to the name of the chart that you want to delete.

Edit the Chart Name text field of the chart that you want to rename. (Shared chart names cannot be changed.)

Use the Chart Order drop-down menu to edit the chart sequence within that tab.

Use the Chart Location drop-down menu to specify the new tab location.

Change the number in the Chart Width text field for the chart that you want to resize.

To learn more about how charts are organized on a tab, see How to Change MyDashboard Tab Properties.

Change the number in the Chart Height text field for the chart that you want to resize.

To learn more about how charts are organized on a tab, see: How to Change MyDashboard Tab Properties.

Choose from the pull-down menu to establish how often the data in your chart will be automatically updated by MyDashboard.

Click the View/Edit link and either fill in the e-mail address for specific chart sharing or check the Sharing With Everyone box.

Click any Add Chart button in the gray area of the MyDashboard Editor screen to open a window that describes how to add a chart to MyDashboard.

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For more information, contact the ACT Help Desk, (858) 534-1853.