*Updated: June 2026*
*Author: Carefree Support*
Dashboards in CarefreeSCADA are a free-form canvas for displaying real-time data from your sites. Use them to build a personalized overview that shows exactly the values and equipment statuses you care about most. Each user can create and save their own dashboards.
For the fixed per-site displays, see [[Site Pages]]. To customize which values appear on a site page, see [[Customize Site Pages]].
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## Carefree Widgets
Widgets are the building blocks of a dashboard. Each widget is a single live data value or status indicator pulled from one of your Carefree sites. For example, if a Reservoir Level is configured on your Reservoir site page, it will be available as a widget to place on any dashboard.
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## Edit Mode
To enter Edit Mode, click the **Edit Mode** button at the top of the dashboard page. A grid overlay will appear showing the available tile positions.
To place a widget:
1. Click a single tile, or click and drag across multiple tiles to create a larger widget.
2. The **Widget Selector** panel opens showing all available widgets organized by site. Use the search field or collapse individual sites to find what you need.
3. Click a widget to place it on the selected tile(s).
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## Saving Dashboards
Once your layout is ready, click **Save** at the top of the page. If this is a new dashboard, a popup will ask you to give it a name. Saving an existing dashboard overwrites the previous layout.
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## Default Dashboard
Use the **Set Default** button to designate one dashboard as your default view. The default dashboard will open automatically each time you log in to CarefreeSCADA.
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*For help setting up dashboards, contact Carefree Support at
[email protected] or call (208) 362-5858.*
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