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# Formatting Settings for Dashboard Metric Components

A metric component displays one value at a point in time. Use color to help users make sense of the data in the metric component.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: Salesforce Classic</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Group</strong> (View Only), <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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          <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d10062e77">User Permissions
            Needed</th>
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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">To create dashboards:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">Run Reports AND Create and Customize Dashboards</td>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">To edit and delete dashboards that you created:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">Run Reports AND Create and Customize Dashboards</td>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">To edit and delete dashboards that you created in public folders:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">Edit My Dashboards</td>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">To edit and delete dashboards that you didn’t create in public folders:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">Manage Dashboards in Public Folders</td>

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          <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">To create, edit, and delete dynamic dashboards:</td>

          <td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d10062e77 ">Manage Dynamic Dashboards</td>

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Optionally, set conditional highlighting by defining up to three value ranges and colors. You must set highlighting to follow a component and receive alerts in your Chatter feed when the value crosses a threshold.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-analytics-analytics-264-0-0-production-enus/295fead5-b71d-4e1c-9886-4af4d53400b6/images/icon_note.png)

Note

- Enter metric labels directly on components by clicking the empty text field next to the grand total.
- Metric components placed directly above and below each other in a dashboard column are displayed together as a single component.
- If you don't define breakpoint values or if you leave them blank, alerts won't be sent for the component.

 
| Setting | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Low Range Color | Select a color to represent the low range, up to the first breakpoint. |
| Breakpoint 1 | The value that separates the low and middle range colors on the dashboard. |
| Middle Range Color | Select a color to represent the middle range, between the first and second breakpoints. |
| Breakpoint 2 | The value that separates the middle and high range colors on the dashboard. |
| High Range Color | Select a color to represent the high range, beyond the second breakpoint. |

#### See Also

- [Modify a Dashboard Component in Salesforce Classic](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=analytics.dashboard_builder_component_editor.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A dashboard component is a visual representation of the data in a report. You can change where the component’s data comes from, what the data looks like in the component, and what kind of component it is.")