We’re excited to introduce a major update to Edit Mode for Custom Dashboards! The new bulk actions toolbar allows you to make routine edits to multiple widgets at once, making it easier and quicker to build out and maintain your custom dashboards. Get an on-demand tour here:
Upgraded Edit Mode: On-Demand Tour
Multi-Select Widgets
You can now select widgets in Edit Mode for bulk editing. Simply click inside a widget’s container to select it. You can hold your Shift key to click additional widgets and add them to your selection.
To remove a widget from your selections, simply click it again while continuing to hold your Shift key. Clicking outside of the canvas or using the Escape key at any time will allow you to return to a deselected state.
New Keyboard Shortcuts for Editing
Editing is now faster with new keyboard shortcuts. Once you’ve selected widgets, you can:
- Ctrl + C / Command + C to copy
- Ctrl + V / Command + V to paste
The standard dropzone indicators will appear as soon as the copy keyboard shortcut is executed, allowing you to choose the placement for your widgets. Duplicating key widgets in your dashboard now takes seconds!
You can also use a new Ctrl + A / Command + A keyboard shortcut to quickly select all widgets on the dashboard.
Bulk Styling Options
A new toolbar at the top of the canvas makes it easy to apply changes to multiple widgets at once. Once widgets are selected, the bulk options will become available. New styling options include:
- Widget Header Text Color – apply a new header text color to all selected widgets
- Widget Header Background – apply a new header background color to all selected widgets
- Font – update the font, size, weight, and text wrapping options for the widget header text to all selected widgets
Select updated colors for your selected widgets from either the color picker or palette options of 'Selection Colors' or 'In This Dashboard'. Changes are instantly previewed on the canvas as selections are made in your styling menus and confirmed with the Apply button.
Copy Widgets to Another Dashboard
You can now copy selected widgets in bulk from one dashboard to another using the 'Copy To' option in the new bulk actions toolbar. Copied widgets will appear at the bottom of the destination dashboard, ready to be rearranged.