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Update dashboard widgets
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   ***NB: Important note for all for Engage Victoria reporting dashboards:***

*IP data was not being collected prior to the first of March 2023. Therefore, when the start of the date range is set prior to the first of March 2023, the following widgets won't display any data:*

- *Count card - unique participants*
- *Rate card - informed rate*
- *Rate card - participation rate*
- *Visitor activity graph - unique participant metric*
- *Summary tables - unique participant metric*

*Additionally, the IP Hash field in the submission export of any participation tool will not show any values.*

Add, edit or remove dashboard widgets
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Civio Engage allows you to get important insights about your consultations quickly and easily, right from your dashboard. Personalise your data visualisations and choose what is important to you through adding and editing widgets.

The three main Civio Engage reporting functions display analytics through widgets, which can be added and customised to suit your preferences and requirements.

Click [here](/articles/9493669051023-Dashboard-widgets) for a full overview of all available reporting widgets.

To add a new widget to your dashboard
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1. Navigate to your **Dashboard** (main dashboard, team dashboard, project dashboard).
2. Next to the date ranges, click **Settings**.
3. To add a widget, click on the widget name. This will display the widget options. Click [here](/articles/9493669051023-Dashboard-widgets) for more information about widgets.
4. Set your options for the widget, then click **Add widget**. To cancel, click **Close settings**. *Note: you do not need to save your project to save these changes.*

![image (33).png](/storage/articles/9493698817295.png)

To edit an existing widget on your dashboard
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1. Navigate to your **Dashboard** (main dashboard, team dashboard, project dashboard).
2. Scroll down to the widget you want to update.
3. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the widget box, and select **Edit**.
4. Update the **Title, Size**, **Theme**, or **Group,** then click **Save widget**. To cancel, click the close icon in the upper right corner. *Note: you don't need to save your project to save these changes.*

![4d2996a0-519f-472c-bdc4-e640974933dd.png](/storage/articles/9493698818063.png)

To remove an existing widget on your dashboard
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1. Navigate to your **Dashboard** (main dashboard, team dashboard, project dashboard).
2. Scroll down to the widget you want to delete.
3. Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the widget box, and select **Remove**. *Note: clicking Remove automatically deletes the widget.*

![c95e1207-94b5-40f8-b20b-6c75e262d360.png](/storage/articles/9493698818959.png)

Drag and drop dashboard widgets
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The way in which widgets are being displayed on your dashboard can be customised by dragging and dropping the widgets around.

To reorder your widgets:

1. Navigate to your **Dashboard** (main dashboard, team dashboard, project dashboard).
2. Hover over a widget until your cursor changes to the drag and drop icon, and then click and hold to drag and drop the widget where you want it to be. *Note: you don't need to save your project to save these changes.*

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