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description: Use a container in a CRM Analytics dashboard to group related widgets. For example, you can use a container widget to create a filter panel on the left side of the dashboard to store all selection-based filter widgets. To distinguish the filter panel from the rest of the dashboard, you can apply a background color and border to the container. When you move this widget, the contained widgets also move while maintaining their spacing and alignment.
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# Add a Container Widget to Create Sections in the Dashboard

Use a container in a CRM Analytics dashboard to group related widgets. For example, you can use a container widget to create a filter panel on the left side of the dashboard to store all selection-based filter widgets. To distinguish the filter panel from the rest of the dashboard, you can apply a background color and border to the container. When you move this widget, the contained widgets also move while maintaining their spacing and alignment.

You can place any widget inside a container widget, except another container widget.

1. Drag the container widget to the dashboard canvas.
    
    An empty container appears.
2. To change the widget properties, select the widget.
    
    The Widget panel groups the widget properties into sections. So that you don’t accidentally overlook any properties, expand any collapsed sections.
    
    ![Dashboard with a container widget. The widget properties show in the panel on the right.](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-bi-264-0-0-production-enus/ec791473-f5b4-4f64-a656-9104f455d966/bi/images/bi/bi_dashboard_widget_container_in_dashboard2.png)
3. To customize the appearance of the widget, set the widget properties.
    
    For example, apply a background color or image.
4. Drag other widgets inside the container.
    
    You can increase the size of the container to fit more widgets.
5. To preview your changes to the dashboard, click the Preview button.
6. Save the dashboard.

#### See Also

- [Widget Properties for Analytics Dashboard](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.bi_dashboard_widget_properties_flex.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Widget properties define how widgets appear in the Analytics dashboard. For example, you can apply labels, backgrounds, and borders. To make widgets look consistent, you can set up default widget properties in the layout and then assign them to each widget. Widget properties vary based on the widget type and the designer used to create them. The properties listed here apply only to widgets created in the dashboard designer.")