This section is intended to help users who are not familiar with Grafana understand how to perform common tasks.

You can skip this section if you are familiar with Grafana.

Edit Mode vs Read-Only Mode

Grafana dashboards can be either:

  • Editable – You can add, remove, move, resize, and edit panels.

  • Read-Only – You can view and interact with data (change time ranges, zoom, etc.), but you cannot edit layout or panel configuration.

You can tell you're in edit mode if:

  • You see "Edit", "Add panel", and "Settings" options on the top right.

  • You can drag panels to move them around.

If you're in read-only mode, those options won’t appear. This will likely be due to your user permissions. Ask your admin if you need edit rights.

Resizing Panels

To resize a panel:

  1. Hover over the bottom right corner of the panel.

  2. Drag to resize.

  3. In edit mode, changes are saved when you save the dashboard.

Panel sizes are grid-based, so resizing snaps to the grid system.

Maximising Panels (Full View)

To focus on one panel at a time:

  1. Click the three-dot menu ( ⋯ ) at the top right of the panel

  2. Choose “View”.

  3. To exit from the maximised panel, press the Escape key or navigate back using the Dashboard path.

Exporting Panel Data

To export raw data from a panel:

  1. Hover over the panel and click the three-dot menu (...) in the top right.

  2. Select “Inspect” → “Data”.

  3. Choose "Download CSV" to export the raw data behind the panel.

This is useful for sharing data or performing additional analysis in Excel.

Shortcuts for Keyboard Users

Grafana access can be accelerated by combining the mouse and keyboard. Here are some keyboard shortcuts that are particularly useful:

  • f: Opens the dashboard finder / search.

  • Ctrl+K: Opens the command palette.

  • When you are hovering over a panel with the mouse, you can use the following shortcuts for the panel:

    • e: Toggle panel edit view

    • v: Toggle panel full screen view

Sharing Dashboard Information with colleagues

Grafana provides several ways to share dashboards and panels with others. These sharing options are especially useful for collaboration, reporting, and incident communication.

The Share Panel Link option creates a direct link to a specific panel within a dashboard. Anyone with access to the dashboard can use this.

To share a panel link:

  • Hover over the panel and click the three-dot menu (...).

  • Select Share.

  • Copy the Panel link — this includes the current time range and variables.

The Share Panel Link option is ideal for quickly sending someone else who also has access to Beeks Analytics for Markets a specific view of data.

Other Useful Tips

  • Set the dashboard to kiosk mode (d+k keyboard shortcut) if you want to display it on a monitor or TV with maximum screen real estate (the menus will be hidden until you press escape).

  • You can setup dashboard playlists so that the Grafana kiosk display cycles through specified dashboards that you want to regularly monitor.

  • If you want to change the colours of a particular series in a chart, you can do this by clicking on the colour in the legend. You will be given a choice of other colours to choose from.