Dashboard Training

A blue and white graphic shows a dashboard training.

Connect to Server

Once you have Row64 Server and Studio installed, open Row64 Studio and connect to the Server in the Connect window:

A computer screen with a message that says Connect to Server.

Browse Example Dashboards

Next, click on the “Browse” button to look at example dashboards

A computer screen with a spreadsheet option on the menu.

Dashboard Hotkeys

  • F4 - Interactive slider mode
    • NOTE: We don’t recommend interactive sliders for dashboards being used by over 1000 people since it heavily interacts with the server
  • Alt P - Change Selection for Points, Lines, and Shapes
  • Space - Hold down space to select Points, Lines & Shapes
  • Alt ~ - Remove all filters running on the dashboard
  • Alt L - Adjust Geo Layers
  • F8 - Frame Rate in bottom left
  • F2 - Debug Mode. Click on charts to test their inputs. Hit G to see the evaluation graph.

Zoom & Pan

Zoom & Pan In Geography & Diagrams

  • Zoom: Mouse wheel
  • Pan: Left mouse drag
  • R (Reset View) or F (Frame All) to set the zoom back to default

Zoom & Pan in Charts

  • Zoom: Ctrl Mouse wheel
  • Pan: Ctrl Right mouse drag
  • R (Reset View) or F (Frame All) to set the zoom back to default

Full Screen Or Resize A Pane

  • Double Click on a pane to make it full screen
  • To close Full Screen, either:
    • Hit the X button on the top right
    • Hit the Escape Key
  • To full screen a dataframe, double click the top bar
  • You can also drag the bar between panes to resize
A map of the United States is displayed on a computer screen next to a list of cities.

Clicking Points

  • To pull up the details on geo-coordinate, either:
    • Double click the point
    • Ctrl click the point
  • Please note, to do this you need to be in Coord selection mode. Click Alt-P to switch the selection mode.
  • Click the images on the pop up to inspect, and the back button on the photo viewer to go back
A split screen image of a city with a green circle in the middle.

Selection Basics

You can select by either:

  • Clicking directly on shape, line, or coord
  • Drag a rectangle
  • Drag a circle
A screen with a circle and a question mark on it.
  • Change your selection mode to by clicking Alt-P, or selecting the arrow box in the top left, and in the combo picking: Coord, Shape or Line
  • Hold down the space key and drag to make a selection
Two maps of the United States are shown, one with a black background and the other with a white background.

Selection Lasso

Hit Alt-P or top left arrow button and set the Shape to Lasso

A screen with a pick shape option.
  • Hold down the space bar and freeform drag to sketch out a shape.
  • Hold down the space bar and lightly click points to select from straight lines.
  • Selection tools apply to Picking: Coords, Shapes, and Lines
Two maps of the United States are shown, one with a green circle in the middle and the other with a blue circle in the middle.

Select Coords From Shape

Hit Alt-P or top left arrow button and set the Shape to Lasso

A screen with a pick cord option.
  • Hold down the space bar and freeform drag to sketch out a shape.
  • Hold down the space bar and lightly click points to select from straight lines.
  • Selection tools apply to Picking: Coords, Shapes, and Lines
Two maps of the world are shown, one with a blue dot pattern and the other with a green dot pattern.

Dashboard Examples

To learn more about making quick and practical dashboards with Row64 Studio, check out our docs on Studio Examples!

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