# How to Customize Dashboard Themes

> Customizing your dashboard with themes allows you to personalize its appearance and enhance its visual appeal. Follow these simple steps to apply a theme…

- Source: https://docs.ghlcustomercare.com/docs/dashboards/configuring-dashboards/how-to-customize-dashboard-themes
- Section: Dashboards / Configuring Dashboards
- Reading time: 1 min
- Images: 6, each explained below
- Modified on Fri, 16 May, 2025 at 2:29 PM

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Customizing your dashboard with themes allows you to personalize its appearance and enhance its visual appeal. Follow these simple steps to apply a theme or create your own.

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

-   [Step 1: Open Your Dashboard:](#step-1-open-your-dashboard)
-   [Step 2: Enter Edit Mode:](#step-2-enter-edit-mode)
-   [Step 3: Access the Themes Section:](#step-3-access-the-themes-section)
-   [Step 4: Choose or Create a Theme:](#step-4-choose-or-create-a-theme)
-   [Step 5: Save Your Changes:](#step-5-save-your-changes)
-   [Step 6: Widget Themes(Optional):](#step-6-widget-themes-optional)

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### **Step 1: Open Your Dashboard:**

-   Navigate to the dashboard you want to customize.
    
    
![Step 1 of 1: Navigate to the dashboard you want to customize](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155037058284/original/lUE1D8ywhjdjCvu9KOKjAe70Y_X09KIwaQ.png)

**Step 1 of 1: Navigate to the dashboard you want to customize**

This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 1 in the "Step 1: Open Your Dashboard:" section of "How to Customize Dashboard Themes". At this point in the walkthrough you navigate to the dashboard you want to customize.
- Where to go: Navigate to the dashboard you want to customize.

    

### **Step 2: Enter Edit Mode:**

-   Click on the Pencil icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard.
    
    
![Step 1 of 2: Click on the Pencil icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155037058332/original/PS7soQNVsTny_XFkPuWtWVlhuiZPEKKc8A.png)

**Step 1 of 2: Click on the Pencil icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard**

This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 2 in the "Step 2: Enter Edit Mode:" section of "How to Customize Dashboard Themes". At this point in the walkthrough you click on the Pencil icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard. The next step is to after entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization options.
- What to click: Click on the Pencil icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard.
- Controls: Add Widget
- Next: After entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization options.

Full procedure:

1. Click on the Pencil icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard.  <- this image
2. After entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization options.

    
-   After entering edit mode, select **Add Widget** to access customization options.
    
    
![Step 2 of 2: After entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization…](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155037058383/original/WopClLrIBLHZDOy3sHRtvCYNKafXnXgeYg.png)

**Step 2 of 2: After entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization…**

This screenshot accompanies step 2 of 2 in the "Step 2: Enter Edit Mode:" section of "How to Customize Dashboard Themes". At this point in the walkthrough you after entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization options.
- What to choose: After entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization options.
- Controls: Add Widget

Full procedure:

1. Click on the Pencil icon in the top-right corner of the dashboard.
2. After entering edit mode, select Add Widget to access customization options.  <- this image

    

### **Step 3: Access the Themes Section:**

-   In the sidebar that appears, switch to the Themes tab.
    
    
![Step 1 of 1: In the sidebar that appears, switch to the Themes tab](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155037058467/original/ll-mX_barsSCyl73dX7U-pk0ayVqb_xOGA.png)

**Step 1 of 1: In the sidebar that appears, switch to the Themes tab**

This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 1 in the "Step 3: Access the Themes Section:" section of "How to Customize Dashboard Themes". At this point in the walkthrough you in the sidebar that appears, switch to the Themes tab.
- Where to go: In the sidebar that appears, switch to the Themes tab.

    

### **Step 4: Choose or Create a Theme:**

-   You can either:
    
-   Select a predefined theme from the available options, or
    
-   Create your own custom theme by configuring each dashboard element (such as background color, text color, widget styles, etc.).
    
    
![Step 3 of 3: Create your own custom theme by configuring each dashboard element…](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155037058605/original/5Ckf-mJqYTvMWMJEj3TdkMbqs6-CRVphjw.png)

**Step 3 of 3: Create your own custom theme by configuring each dashboard element…**

This screenshot accompanies step 3 of 3 in the "Step 4: Choose or Create a Theme:" section of "How to Customize Dashboard Themes". At this point in the walkthrough you create your own custom theme by configuring each dashboard element (such as background color, text color, widget styles, etc.). This part of the guide covers 1 field, listed below.
- What this covers: Create your own custom theme by configuring each dashboard element (such as background color, text color, widget styles, etc.).
- Fields: You can either:

Full procedure:

1. You can either:
2. Select a predefined theme from the available options, or
3. Create your own custom theme by configuring each dashboard element (such as background color, text color, widget styles, etc.).  <- this image

    

### **Step 5: Save Your Changes:**

-   Once you've chosen or created your theme, click Save to apply the changes to your dashboard.
    
    
![Step 1 of 1: Once you've chosen or created your theme, click Save to apply the…](https://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn.freshdesk.com/data/helpdesk/attachments/production/155037058637/original/Q6Ncj7U1SrvueV2p1HS7rd5KG5R5ojmcFA.png)

**Step 1 of 1: Once you've chosen or created your theme, click Save to apply the…**

This screenshot accompanies step 1 of 1 in the "Step 5: Save Your Changes:" section of "How to Customize Dashboard Themes". At this point in the walkthrough you once you've chosen or created your theme, click Save to apply the changes to your dashboard.
- How to confirm: Once you've chosen or created your theme, click Save to apply the changes to your dashboard.

    

### **Step 6: Widget Themes(Optional):**

-   Specific widgets can be configured with themes as well, to do this edit a widget and on the side bar switch to the the theme section.
    

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