[[dashboard]] = Dashboards [partintro] -- Dashboards are the best way to visualize and share insights from your {es} data. // add link to reference of panel types A **dashboard** is made of one or more **panels** that you can organize as you like. Each panel can display various types of content: _visualizations_ such as charts, tables, metrics, and maps, _static annotations_ like text or images, or even _specialized views_ for Machine Learning or Observability data. [role="screenshot"] image:images/dashboard-overview.png[Example dashboard] // add link to create section or list of editors There are several <> in {kib} that let you create and configure different types of visualizations. // add link to sharing section At any time, you can <> you've created with your team, in {kib} or outside. Some dashboards are created and managed by the system, and are identified as `managed` in your list of dashboards. This generally happens when you set up an integration to add data. You can't edit managed dashboards directly, but you can <> them and edit these duplicates. -- include::use-dashboards.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1] include::create-dashboards.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1] include::create-visualizations.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1] include::manage-dashboards.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1] include::share-dashboards.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1] include::tutorials.asciidoc[leveloffset=+1]