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Classic dashboards have their own panels and methods of configuring them. For details about panels in classic dashboards, see Classic dashboard panels.
A Markdown panel renders CommonMark content. Use Markdown panels to document important information or context into a dashboard. To create a Markdown panel or learn more about the configuration options common to all panels, see Panels.

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Add content to a Markdown panel

To add content to a Markdown panel:
  1. Edit the Markdown panel.
  2. In the Edit panel interface, click the Markdown tab.
The Markdown tab contains a text field where you can enter Markdown content. Only the functions listed are supported. Chronosphere doesn’t support all Markdown features, such as color changes for text. The Preview panel updates in real time to display the rendered result. You can use dashboard variables in the Markdown contents. To link to another Chronosphere dashboard:
  1. Click the Link tool.
  2. Click Link type and select Dashboard.
  3. Click Select dashboard and select a dashboard for the link’s destination.
  4. Optional: Click Include current time range to toggle whether the link opens the destination dashboard with the same time range as this panel’s dashboard.
  5. Optional: Click Include current variable values to toggle whether to pass the same dashboard variable values to the destination dashboard.
  6. Click Insert link to add the link to the Markdown content.
  7. Optional: To cancel without adding a link, click Cancel.
To link to an arbitrary URL:
  1. Click the Link tool.
  2. Enter a Name for the link, which the panel uses for the link’s text.
  3. Enter a URL for the link’s destination. You can include dashboard variables in the URL. Chronosphere includes available variables in the link insertion dialog.
  4. Click Insert link to add the link to the Markdown content.
  5. Optional: To cancel without adding a link, click Cancel.