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| title | description |
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| Edit the dashboard | Instructions on editing the dashboard for the first time |
First contact with the Overview dashboard
The Overview dashboard is the first page you see after the onboarding process. Dashboards are customizable pages to display information in Home Assistant.
By default, there are two dashboards: Overview and Energy. The image below shows a customized example of the Overview dashboard. If you just onboarded, your dashboard will be nearly empty.
The procedure below is optional. The idea is to learn some basics on changing the dashboard.
To change a card on the Overview dashboard
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To view your dashboard, go to Overview.
- Your dashboard might not have much on it yet.
- If you have smart home devices in your home, some may have been connected automatically.
- In this example, some Bluetooth temperature sensors and an AV receiver connected automatically.
- Some cards are there by default, such as the weather, a card for the person who set up the system, and the text-to-speech service.
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To view the weather forecast for the next few days, select the weather card.
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To change the units used on the card, select the cogwheel.
- Change the units if you like.
- Do not change any of the other settings for now.
- Once you are done, select Update.
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To change the type of dashboard card, in the top right corner, select the pencil icon, then, in the Edit dashboard dialog, select the three dots and select Take control.
- Read and accept this before continuing.
- On the dashboard, select the weather card, select the three dots, then Device info.
- Under Sensors, select Add to dashboard, then Pick different card.
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From the list, select Weather forecast.
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Select the details to be shown on the card.
- Save your changes
- You now see the forecast card on the dashboard.
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Now let's delete the other weather card.
- In the top right corner, select the pencil.
- On the card, select the three-dot menu and select Delete.
- In the top right corner, select the pencil.
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Finally, we want to move the weather card to the top left corner.
- On the bottom of the card, select the number or use the minus button to enter
1. - Repeat this on other cards, if you want to move them around.
- When you are done, in the top right corner, select Done.
- On the bottom of the card, select the number or use the minus button to enter
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Congratulations! You have completed your first dashboard customization.
To continue with this tutorial, select the button below to learn about {% term integrations %}.
{% include getting-started/next_step.html step="Integrations" link="/getting-started/integration/" %}