From 62e60fb116574a315fc8b3cde71fd9c0b6e5296b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Courtenay Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2019 01:57:17 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Slight changes to wording on customization help page (#10057) * Update customizing-devices.markdown * :pencil2: Tweak * Minor changes --- .../_docs/configuration/customizing-devices.markdown | 10 ++++++++-- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_docs/configuration/customizing-devices.markdown b/source/_docs/configuration/customizing-devices.markdown index 420cd090a76..d2724cd03bc 100644 --- a/source/_docs/configuration/customizing-devices.markdown +++ b/source/_docs/configuration/customizing-devices.markdown @@ -8,19 +8,25 @@ redirect_from: /getting-started/customizing-devices/ You can use the UI to change the `entity_id` and friendly name of supported entities. To do this: -1. Select the entity, either from or from the frontend, or by clicking next to the entity in the dev-states menu +1. Select the entity, either from the frontend or by clicking next to the entity in the dev-states menu 2. Click on the cog in the right corner of the entity's dialog 3. Enter the new name or the new entity ID (remember not to change the domain of the entity - the part before the `.`) 4. Select *Save* +If your entity is not supported, or you cannot customize what you need via this method, please see below for more options: + ## Customizing entities By default, all of your devices will be visible and have a default icon determined by their domain. You can customize the look and feel of your front page by altering some of these parameters. This can be done by overriding attributes of specific entities. ### Customization using the UI -Under the *Configuration* menu you'll find the *Customization* menu. If this menu item is not visible, enable advanced mode on your [profile page](/docs/authentication/#your-account-profile) first. When you select an entity to customize, you'll see all the existing attributes listed and you can customize those, or select an additional supported attribute ([see below](/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/#possible-values)). +Under the *Configuration* menu you'll find the *Customization* menu. If this menu item is not visible, enable advanced mode on your [profile page](/docs/authentication/#your-account-profile) first. When you select an entity to customize, you'll see all the existing attributes listed and you can customize those or select an additional supported attribute ([see below](/docs/configuration/customizing-devices/#possible-values)). You may also need to add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file, depending when you started using Home Assistant: +```yaml +homeassistant: + customize: !include customize.yaml +``` #### Possible values {% configuration customize %}