From 3ef7cf5d5ec02417041f5e634091c5bfd70b2c67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: c0ffeeca7 <38767475+c0ffeeca7@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Feb 2024 17:06:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Dashboards intro page: update to reflect current software
(#31677)
* Dashboards intro page: update to reflect current software
- Update demo video showing how to edit a dashboard
- Replace Edit procedure with reuse include to reduce redundancy
- add subtitles to add structure and improve readability
- add link to dashboard section in onboarding
* Rephrase
* Tweak
---
source/dashboards/index.markdown | 40 ++++++++++++-------
source/images/dashboards/edit-dashboard.webp | Bin 0 -> 1237644 bytes
2 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 source/images/dashboards/edit-dashboard.webp
diff --git a/source/dashboards/index.markdown b/source/dashboards/index.markdown
index 6a9165268bb..1d285deb3d8 100644
--- a/source/dashboards/index.markdown
+++ b/source/dashboards/index.markdown
@@ -3,30 +3,40 @@ title: "Dashboards"
description: "Powerful and configurable dashboards for Home Assistant."
---
-Home Assistant dashboards are a fast, customizable and powerful way for users to manage their home using their mobiles and desktops.
+Home Assistant dashboards allow you to display information about your smart home. Dashboards are customizable and provide a powerful way to manage your home from your mobile or desktop.
-- 29 different cards to place and configure as you like.
-- Dashboard Editor: Allows you to manage your dashboard by including a live preview when editing cards.
-- Fast: Using a static configuration allows us to build up the dashboard once.
-- Customizable:
- - Cards have a number of options which help to configure your data as required.
- - Themes (even at a per card basis).
- - Ability to override names and icons of entities.
- - Custom Cards from our amazing community are fully supported.
+You can customize your dashboard using various options:
-To start, go to the Home Assistant Overview page, click on the three dots at the top right of the screen and select 'Edit Dashboard'. Then click on the blue '+ Add Card' icon at the bottom right and select a card to add.
+- Different cards types to visualize your data and control your smart home devices.
+- [Themes](/integrations/frontend/#defining-themes) (even at a per card basis).
+- Override names and icons of entities.
+- Use custom cards from our amazing community.
-
+
+Screencast showing how to edit a dashboard and customize a vertical stack card.
+
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