# How to use Dashboards

## Track Projects with Budgets and Timelines

Designs don't just happen in a vacuum. Our industry organizes itself around projects that have a specific goal, budget and timeframes. With Dashboards, you can track all of your specifications with real quantities against your project budget. Track your embodied carbon. Track your procurement progress. All in one place inside the Canvas.

### What you can do:

1. Set an overall budget of per square foot
2. Set a discount and markup percentage for the overall Dashboard (project) or per manufacturer/vendor
3. Track your actual costs against your budget
4. Set a project address
5. Set project milestones and track against them

<figure><img src="/files/M8CFP8FJTu32tqTYPHlh" alt=""><figcaption><p>Control pricing with Dashboards</p></figcaption></figure>


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