--- title: "Configure panel options | Grafana documentation" description: "Add titles, Markdown descriptions, repeating rows, and panel links" --- # Configure panel options There are settings common to all visualizations, which you set in the **Panel options** section of the panel editor pane. The following sections describe these options as well as how to set them. ## Panel options Set the following options to provide basic information about a panel and define basic display elements: Expand table | Option | Description | |----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Title | Text entered in this field appears at the top of your panel in the panel editor and in the dashboard. You can use [variables you have defined](/docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/variables/) or [global variables](/docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/variables/add-template-variables/#global-variables). | | [Description](#description-field-formatting) | Text entered in this field appears in a tooltip in the upper-left corner of the panel. Add a description to a panel to share with users any important information about it, such as its purpose. You can use [variables you have defined](/docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/variables/) or dashboard-scoped [global variables](/docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/variables/add-template-variables/#global-variables) (such as `$__from`, `$__to`, `$__dashboard`, `$__org`, and `$__user`). Query-scoped global variables (such as `$__interval` and `$__interval_ms`) are not available in this field. | | Transparent background | Toggle this switch on and off to control whether or not the panel has the same background color as the dashboard. | | Panel links | Add [links to the panel](/docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/build-dashboards/manage-dashboard-links/#panel-links) to create shortcuts to other dashboards, panels, and external websites. Access panel links by clicking the icon next to the panel title. | | Repeat options | Set whether to repeat the panel for each value in the selected variable. For more information, refer to [Configure repeating panels](#configure-repeating-panels). | You can use generative AI to populate the **Title** and **Description** fields with the [Grafana LLM plugin](/docs/grafana-cloud/alerting-and-irm/machine-learning/configure/llm-plugin/), which is currently in public preview. To enable this, refer to [Set up generative AI features for dashboards](/docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/manage-dashboards/#set-up-generative-ai-features-for-dashboards). ### Description field formatting Grafana renders the **Description** field as [GitHub Flavored Markdown](https://github.github.com/gfm/) (GFM). You can use common Markdown and GFM features, including: - **Emphasis:** `**bold**`, `_italic_`, and `~~strikethrough~~` - **Structure:** headings, paragraphs, blockquotes, horizontal rules, bulleted and numbered lists - **Code:** `` `inline code` `` and fenced code blocks - **Links and media:** `[link text](https://example.com)` and images `![alt](https://example.com/image.png)` - **Tables:** GFM-style pipe tables The description appears in a tooltip, so short copy and basic formatting work best. To break text into separate paragraphs, use an empty line between them, or use a list. Grafana sanitizes the rendered HTML to reduce security risk and strips out or restricts arbitrary HTML, scripts, and many embedded elements, similar to Markdown in the [Text](/docs/grafana/next/panels-visualizations/visualizations/text/) visualization. ## Configure repeating panels You can configure Grafana to dynamically add panels to a dashboard. A dynamic panel is a panel that the system creates based on the value of a multi-value variable. Variables dynamically change your queries across all panels in a dashboard. To see an example of repeating panels, refer to [this dashboard with repeating panels](https://play.grafana.org/d/testdata-repeating/testdata-repeating-panels?orgId=1). For information about repeating rows and tabs, refer to [Configure repeat options](/docs/grafana-cloud/visualizations/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/#configure-repeat-options). **Before you begin:** - Ensure that the query includes a multi-value variable. To configure repeating panels, follow these steps: 01. Go to the dashboard you want to update and navigate to the panel you want to repeat. If the dashboard is large, open the **Content outline** and use it to navigate to the part of the dashboard you want to update. 02. Click **Edit**. 03. Click the panel to open the sidebar. 04. Expand the **Repeat options** section. 05. Select the **Repeat by variable**. 06. For panels in a custom layout, set the following options: 07. Under **Repeat direction**, choose one of the following: - **Horizontal** - Arrange panels side-by-side. Grafana adjusts the width of a repeated panel. You can’t mix other panels on a row with a repeated panel. - **Vertical** - Arrange panels in a column. The width of repeated panels is the same as the original, repeated panel. 08. If you selected **Horizontal**, select a value in the **Max per row** drop-down list to control the maximum number of panels that can be in a row. 09. (Optional) To provide context to dashboard users, add the variable name to the panel, row, or tab title. 10. When you’ve finished setting the repeat option, click **Save**. 11. (Optional) Enter a description of the changes you’ve made. 12. Click **Save**. 13. Click **Exit edit**. 14. To propagate changes to all panels, reload the dashboard. You can stop a panel from repeating by selecting **Disable repeating** in the **Repeat by variable** drop-down list.