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@@ -4,23 +4,35 @@ page_description: Time range user guide
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page_keywords: grafana, time range, guide, documentation
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-# Time range controls
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+Grafana provides numerous ways to manage the time ranges of the data being visualized, both at the Dashboard-level and the Panel-level.
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+# Dashboard time picker
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-In the menu you have the time range dropdown (between to Zoom out and refresh links).
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-In this dropdown you have relative time options, auto refresh options and custom time options.
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+In the top right, you have the master Dashboard time picker (it's inbetween the 'Zoom out' and the 'Refresh' links).
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+From this dropdown you can:
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+1. Specify an exact time range (eg. "October 13 12:01 to October 14 12:05)
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+2. Choose a relative time (eg. "Last 15 minutes","Last 1 week")
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+3. Configure auto-refresh options
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+All of this applies to all Panels in the Dashboard (except those with Panel Time Overrides enabled)
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-## Custom time
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+## Customize relative time and auto auto-refresh options
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-To customize the relative and auto refresh options open the dashboard settings and click the Timepicker tab.
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-In this tab you can specify the relative and auto refresh intervals. The Timepicker tab settings are saved
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-on per dashboard basis.
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+It's possible to customize the options displayed for relative time and the auto-refresh options.
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+From Dashboard setttings, click the Timepicker tab. From here you can specify the relative and auto refresh intervals. The Timepicker tab settings are saved on a per Dashboard basis.
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-## Time picker options
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+## Override
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In dashboard settings, `Time Picker` tab you can add or remove the relative time intervals and refresh intervals
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that should be available in the time picker dropdown.
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+## Panel time override
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+In Grafana 2.0, it's now possible for individual Panels to override the Dashboard time picker. Please check out the [whats new in 2.0 guide](../guides/whats-new-in-v2/) for further information
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