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Using the Dashboard Editor
Shows how to use the Dashboard Editor.
*Running the Dashboard Editor
*Explains how to launch the Dashboard Editor under Windows® and under UNIX®.
*Creating a dashboard
*Shows how straightforward it is to create a dashboard document.
*Adding a symbol to a dashboard
*Shows how to add your first symbol to the dashboard.
*Linking symbols
*Describes the linking mechanism in a dashboard diagram.
*Editing the dashboard background
*Shows you how to add and edit background objects in a dashboard diagram.
*Using layers in a dashboard diagram
*Shows how dashboard diagrams use a system of layers to organize the way symbols, links and background objects are displayed.
*Saving a dashboard
*Explains the save options of a dashboard diagram.
*Changing symbol parameters
*Explains how to change the value of a symbol parameter.
*Aligning and grouping objects
*Explains how to group background object and align symbols and background objects.
*Testing your dashboard
*Explains how to display a preview of your dashboard.
*Dashboard XML files
*Illustrates the structure of a dashboard XML file.
*Loading a palette
*Explains how to load a palette in the Dashboard Editor.
*Adding charts
*Explains how to add charts to a dashboard.
*Opening a dashboard
*Explains how to open a dashboard file.
*Editing multiple documents
*Explains how to edit several dashboard files.
*Opening a dashboard from within a dashboard
*Explains how to link two dashboards to open one from within the other.
*Setting base text direction
*Shows you how to set base text direction.

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