Update dashboard docs for view/edit mode and landing page (#10965) (#10982)

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[partintro]
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A Kibana _dashboard_ displays a collection of saved visualizations. You can
arrange and resize the visualizations as needed and save dashboards so
A Kibana _dashboard_ displays a collection of saved visualizations.
.Sample dashboard.
image:images/tutorial-dashboard.png[Example dashboard]
In edit mode you can arrange and resize the visualizations as needed and save dashboards so
they be reloaded and shared.
.Sample dashboard
image:images/tutorial-dashboard.png[Example dashboard]
.Edit mode
image:images/Dashboard-Tutorial-Edit-Mode.png[Example dashboard in edit mode]
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[[dashboard-getting-started]]
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To build a dashboard:
. Click *Dashboard* in the side navigation. If you haven't previously viewed a
dashboard, Kibana displays an empty dashboard. Otherwise, click *New* to start
building your dashboard.
dashboard, Kibana displays a landing page where you can click *+*.
Otherwise, click the *Dashboard* breadcrumb to navigate back to the landing page.
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image:images/NewDashboard.png[New Dashboard]
image:images/Dashboard-Landing-Page.png[Dashboard Landing Page]
[[adding-visualizations-to-a-dashboard]]
. To add a visualization to the dashboard, click *Add* and select the
. To add a visualization to the dashboard, click *Edit* mode.
Brand new dashboards will be in *Edit* mode automatically.
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image:images/Dashboard-View-Mode.png[Dashboard View Mode]
. Once in Edit mode, click *Add* and select the
visualization. If you have a large number of visualizations, you can enter a
*Filter* string to filter the list.
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image:images/Dashboard-Edit-Mode.png[Dashboard Edit Mode]
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Kibana displays the selected visualization in a container on the dashboard.
If you see a message that the container is too small, you can
<<resizing-containers,resize the visualization>>.
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[[customizing-your-dashboard]]
=== Arranging Dashboard Elements
The visualizations in your dashboard are stored in resizable, moveable containers.
In *Edit Mode*, visualizations in your dashboard are stored in resizable, moveable containers.
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[[moving-containers]]
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To open a visualization in the Visualization Editor:
. Enter Edit Mode.
. Hover over it to display the container controls.
. Click the *Edit* button in the upper right corner of the container.

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