--- title: "Adding a Today’s Messages widget | Nutrient Workflow Automation Platform" canonical_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-today-messages-widget/" md_url: "https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-today-messages-widget.md" last_updated: "2026-05-15T19:10:05.116Z" description: "Learn how to add and customize a Today’s Messages widget on your dashboard for a more effective workflow and task management experience." --- # Adding a Today’s Messages widget This guide explains how to add and configure a Today’s Messages widget on a dashboard in Workflow Automation. Adding a Today’s Messages widget to an admin dashboard enables you to display important announcements, news, help notes, or any other messages directly to users within their dashboards. Messages can be scheduled with specific start and end dates, and multiple messages can appear if their date ranges overlap. This ensures timely and relevant communication is visible to users as soon as they access their dashboard, improving awareness and engagement with critical updates or information relevant to their workflow activities ## Adding a Today’s Messages widget To add a Today’s Messages widget, follow the steps below: 1. Go to the [Dashboards layout](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/configuring-dashboards.md) page for a dashboard. 2. Click **Add Widget** in the upper-right corner of the page. 3. On the pop-up that appears, select **Today’s Messages** and click **Add Widget** to proceed. Click **Cancel** to terminate the operation. Newly added widgets appear at the bottom of the dashboard. Scroll down to find, move, or edit them. For information on how to schedule messages with specific start and end dates in a Today’s Messages widget, refer to the guide for [managing system messages](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/system-messages.md#h1-manage-system-messages-in-your-workflow-easily). ## Changing the widget layout You can resize and reposition the widget for improved readability and layout fit by dragging and dropping it for better usability. ## Editing widget settings To edit widget settings: 1. Click the three dots icon in the upper-right corner of the widget and select the **Edit widget** option from the dropdown. 2. On the pop-up that appears, you can edit the following settings: - **Widget name** — Modify the label that appears on the widget header. - **Link/unlink widget content and settings** - Linking keeps the widget content and configurations consistent across all screen sizes. - Unlinking enables you to customize the widget layout or content independently for each screen size — useful for optimizing display for mobile vs. desktop. - Relinking restores shared behavior, overriding any screen-specific edits made while unlinked. - **Add/delete widget on a screen** - Click the **Add** icon to include the widget on additional screen sizes. - Click the **Delete** icon to remove the widget from a particular screen size without affecting its presence on others. ## Deleting the widget To delete the widget: 1. Click the three dots icon in the upper-right corner of the widget. 2. Select the **Delete widget** option from the dropdown. ## Saving changes Once you finish customizing the widget: - Click **Save dashboard** in the upper-right corner to apply the changes. - Click **Discard** to cancel any unsaved edits. ## Next steps Refer to the guides below to learn about the following widgets and their configuration: - [My Tasks](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-my-tasks-widget-to-dashboard.md) - [My Requests](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-my-requests-widget.md) - [Monitor Requests](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-monitor-requests-widget.md) - [Manage Requests](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-manage-requests-widget.md) - [Report](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-report-to-a-dashboard.md) - [HTML Panel](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-an-html-widget-to-your-dashboard.md) - [KPI’s](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-kpi-widget.md) --- ## Related pages - [Enhance your dashboard with report widgets](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-report-to-a-dashboard-legacy.md) - [Adding a report widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-report-to-a-dashboard.md) - [Adding a KPI’s widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-kpi-widget.md) - [How to add widgets to your dashboard](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-an-html-widget-to-your-dashboard-legacy.md) - [Adding a DashForm widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-dashform-widget.md) - [Adding an HTML Panel widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-an-html-widget-to-your-dashboard.md) - [Adding a Monitor Requests widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-monitor-requests-widget.md) - [Adding Manage Requests widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-manage-requests-widget.md) - [Adding a My Requests widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-my-requests-widget.md) - [Adding a My Tasks widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-my-tasks-widget-to-dashboard.md) - [How to assign and share dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/assigning-and-sharing-dashboards-legacy.md) - [Customize and enhance your dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/configuring-dashboards-legacy.md) - [Managing roles and permissions for dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/assigning-and-sharing-dashboards.md) - [View or edit a dashboard layout](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/configuring-dashboards.md) - [How to create and manage dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/creating-dashboards-legacy.md) - [How to create and manage dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/creating-dashboards.md) - [Streamline your workflow with our dashboard interface](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/dashboard-interface-legacy.md) - [Streamline your workflows with launch buttons](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/launch-buttons-legacy.md) - [Accessing dashboards and navigating the interface](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/dashboard-interface.md) - [Customize dashboards for improved user experience](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/modern-dashboard.md) - [Customize dashboards for improved user experience](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/legacy-dashboard.md) - [Maximize dashboard capabilities with the HTML Panel widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/using-the-dashboard-html-panel-widget-legacy.md)