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title: "Commonly Used Action Links"
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Learn about <span style="color: #ff0000">[PolyData Dashboard](https://analytics.calpoly.edu/ui/analytics)</span> action links and common action link workflows. Action links (Refresh, Print, and Export) can also typically be found at the top or bottom of each analysis.

## Action Links

### Refresh

To refresh the page, from the top right corner of the dashboard, click the **Gear** icon > **Refresh**. 

![gear icon is highlighted. From the dropdown menu, refresh button is highlighted](media://7edc4205-407f-47d0-8424-5e7986082dd6)

  
This only refreshes the data coming into the dashboard from the server ad leaves the dashboard appearances/prompt selection unchanged. This refresh button can be used to keep the dashboard from timing out. 

### Print

To create a print ready PDF or HTML version of the dashboard, click the **Gear** icon > **Print**.  

![Gear icon is highlighted. From the drop down menu, print is highlighted](media://84324bb7-32c9-46ed-8fe2-3661b546b1db)

### Export

To export the entire dashboard or by page, click the **Gear** icon > **Export to Excel**. This export will create a tab in the downloaded Excel file for each tab in the dashboard, represent charts as images, and store tabular data with the values only (not formulas). Learn how to [export data from an analysis](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/1111163430).

![Gear icon is highlighted. From the dropdown menu, Export to excel is highlighted](media://852d42b8-bc60-4d4a-b42a-1b926e2cb1a4)

![Right click on a primary report name. In the resulting menu, Action Links is highlighted](media://7598c794-034a-4171-a247-5ec4d38ae5f0)

## Drill-to-Detail Links

To see more detailed dashboard data, click on a drill-to-detail link, such as a name listed in the **Primary Report Name** column. If there are additional data views available, under **Action links** you will see multiple options. Learn more about [drilling down into dashboard data](https://calpoly.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CPKB/pages/1124827196).

![Right click on a primary report name. In the resulting menu, Action Links is highlighted](media://abef4725-4cb2-42fd-802f-ddd7490fc257)

To return to the original dashboard from a drill-to-detail page, click **Return**. 

![Drill-to-detail page. Return is highlighted](media://1e7b0a29-2216-4777-b323-8699dfbc4675)

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