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title: Previewing Configurable Dashboard Widgets
slug: rbvm-help/previewing-configurable-dashboard-widgets
createdAt: 2026-10-26T13:51:25.478Z
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**Summary**: How to preview a widget when using the Configurable Dashboard feature.

Users can preview dashboard widgets before adding them to custom dashboards. To preview a widget, navigate to the **Dashboards > Configure** page.

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Open the **Widget** menu by clicking the **Widget** icon (:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/9rfvxhrv8FA-8bxcK2IRv/DbB7I2AAuYQoN1I0zno-D_previewing-configurable-dashboard1.png" alt="Widgets Icon - Small" caption size="10" width="25" height="25"}) in the left-most bar.

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Click the question mark icon (:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/9rfvxhrv8FA-8bxcK2IRv/GgqAmeEYpF821NpI469SA_previewing-a-dashboard4.png" alt="Configurable Dashboards - Question Mark Icon" caption size="10" width="37" height="39"}) on a widget to open the widget preview.

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Clicking the question mark icon opens the widget preview. The preview shows the widget with sample data and provides a full description of its features.

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To close the preview, click the **X** button (:inlineImage[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/9rfvxhrv8FA-8bxcK2IRv/acemDO3KYVBlLmUwl_zqI_previewing-a-dashboard7.png" alt="Close Window Icon - Small" caption size="10" width="25" height="25"}) in the top-right corner of the window. To add the widget to a custom dashboard, click the **Add to Dashboard** button in the bottom-right corner of the window. This option is available only when creating and/or editing a custom dashboard.