# Publish a Dashboard

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The below-given illustration will help you to understand how to publish a Dashboard.
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Dashboards need to be published for end-users to access them. This section explains the steps to publish dashboards.

* Click the ***Manage*** option on the Designer homepage.
* Select and click on a workspace from the list of Workspaces.
* Select a Dashboard from the list of the saved dashboards under the selected workspace.
* Click the ***Publish to Portal***  icon.

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* The ***Publish*** dialog box appears to assure the action with the dashboard name and description.
* The user needs to specify a user or user group using the following options:
  * **USER LIST**: To select a user or multiple users by using a checkmark in the box.
  * **USER GROUPS**: To select a user group or multiple user groups by using a checkmark in the box.
  * **EXCLUDE USER**: To exclude a user or multiple users by using a checkmark in the box.
* Click the ***Publis*****h** option.

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* Two success messages appear to assure the completion of the action.

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* The selected dashboard gets published at the desired place.&#x20;

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* For the published dashboard, the below-given dialog box appears while clicking the ***Publish to Portal*** icon.
* Select an action option out of ***Re-Publish*** or ***Publish as New***.
  * The ***Republish*** option if selected displays the following details:

    * The available version(s) of the published dashboard. The user can select a version to republish.
    * The selected user(s) or user group(s) gets appeared in the dialog box.

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  * The ***Publish as New*** action allows the user to publish the selected dashboard as new.
    * Click the ***Publish*** option to complete the action.