About the dashboard editor

Use the Splunk Web dashboard editor to create and edit dashboards. The dashboard editor provides access to an editing user interface and Simple XML source code.

Editing user interface

You can create and update dashboards and panels in the editor user interface.

To learn more, see Create dashboards and Edit dashboards.

Source code editor

Use the dashboard editor to access and edit Simple XML source code.

The editor provides validation, error messaging, and warnings as you make changes.

Keyboard shortcuts
Keyboard shortcuts consistent with Ace code editor shortcuts are available in the dashboard editor.

You can format Simple XML source code by using Command + Shift + F on a Mac or CTRL + Shift + F on Windows.