# Customize dashboards for improved user experience ### Modern dashboard [Modern dashboard](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/modern-dashboard.md) ### Legacy dashboard [Legacy dashboard](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/legacy-dashboard.md) ## Overview Use modern dashboards in Workflow Automation to configure tailored user interface screens for different roles or teams. Modern dashboards support widget-based layouts across multiple devices and provide a more flexible, responsive design compared to legacy dashboards. ## Watch the enhancements in under 5 minutes ## What you can do with dashboards - Assign dashboards to individual users or user groups. - Include widgets for forms, reports, charts, and other key components. - Control access and visibility based on user roles and permissions. ## What’s new in modern dashboards Modern dashboards introduce several improvements over legacy dashboards, with a focus on layout control, widget behavior, and editing experience. ### Enhanced interface - Updated design with improved fonts, spacing, and mouseover interactions. - Clean, responsive layout across four screen sizes: Desktop XL, Desktop, Tablet, and Mobile. ### Improved widget editing - Resize and reposition widgets independently at each screen size without resizing your browser. - View which screen size each widget is placed on and manage its state (add, remove, or disconnect). - Adjust layout without affecting the widget’s behavior or visibility on other screen sizes. ### Data linking and unlinking - Link widgets across screen sizes to maintain shared data while customizing visual elements (for example, buttons, text, color). - Unlink widgets to make layout-specific adjustments without affecting others. - Relink widgets to restore shared behavior and override previous changes. ### Granular sizing and layout control - Modify widget dimensions with greater precision compared to legacy dashboards. - Dynamically adjust widget row counts based on height in certain widgets — Reports, My Tasks, My Requests, Manage Requests, and Monitor Requests. - Toggle between dynamic or fixed row heights for task widgets — My Tasks, My Requests, Manage Requests, and Monitor Requests. HTML, KPI, and Today’s Message widgets do not support row adjustments. ### Improved edit mode - Click report titles from the [Dashboard layout](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/configuring-dashboards.md) page to open linked reports directly (based on user permissions). - Streamline updates and navigation during dashboard configuration. - Maintain legacy KPI functionality without changes. ## Example use cases - **Finance users** — Display capital expenditure requests, vendor invoice approvals, and summary reports. - **Operations teams** — Monitor open tasks and approval KPIs using dynamic widgets. - **Executives** — Show high-level charts and division summaries in a read-only layout. ## Guides - [Dashboard interface](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/dashboard-interface.md) - [Roles and permissions](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/assigning-and-sharing-dashboards.md) - [Creating dashboards](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/creating-dashboards.md) - [Dashboard layout](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/configuring-dashboards.md) - [HTML Panel widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-an-html-widget-to-your-dashboard.md) - [Report widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-report-to-a-dashboard.md) - [My Tasks widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-my-tasks-widget-to-dashboard.md) - [My Requests widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-my-requests-widget.md) - [Monitor Requests widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-monitor-requests-widget.md) - [Manage Requests widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-manage-requests-widget.md) - [KPI widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-kpi-widget.md) - [Today’s Messages widget](https://www.nutrient.io/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-today-messages-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 KPI’s widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-kpi-widget.md) - [Adding a report widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-a-report-to-a-dashboard.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 an HTML Panel widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-an-html-widget-to-your-dashboard.md) - [Adding a DashForm widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-dashform-widget.md) - [Adding Manage Requests widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-manage-requests-widget.md) - [Adding a Monitor Requests widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-monitor-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) - [Adding a Today’s Messages widget](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/adding-today-messages-widget.md) - [How to assign and share dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/assigning-and-sharing-dashboards-legacy.md) - [Managing roles and permissions for dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/assigning-and-sharing-dashboards.md) - [Customize and enhance your dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/configuring-dashboards-legacy.md) - [How to create and manage dashboards](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/creating-dashboards-legacy.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.md) - [Streamline your workflow with our dashboard interface](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/dashboard-interface-legacy.md) - [Accessing dashboards and navigating the interface](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/dashboard-interface.md) - [Streamline your workflows with launch buttons](/guides/workflow-automation/admin-guide/settings/dashboards/launch-buttons-legacy.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)