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9 changes: 3 additions & 6 deletions docs/canvas/canvas-getting-started.asciidoc
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[[canvas-getting-started]]
== Getting started with Canvas

beta[]Getting started with Canvas is easy. Your best bet is to check out one
beta[]Your best bet to getting started with Canvas is to check out one
(or all) of the sample data sets that ship with {kib}.

. Click the {kib} logo in the upper left hand corner of your browser to navigate
to the {kib} home page.
. Click *Load a data set and a Kibana dashboard*. This also loads a
Canvas workpad to go with the data set.
. Pick a data set. Let’s go with the eCommerce one for this example.
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You might also click *Add* on all data sets why you’re here. You might want
some of that data for later.

. Pick a data set. Let’s go with the eCommerce one for this example, but while you're
here, feel free to click *Add* on all of the available sample data sets.
. Click the Canvas icon in the left hand navigation menu.
. Find the *[eCommerce] Revenue Tracking* workpad and click on its name to open it.

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[[canvas-workpad]]
== Using the workpad

beta[]You have a workpad you can mess with, so let’s mess with it. We’ll start
out easy and make a couple simple changes.
beta[]Now that you have a workpad with sample data that you can mess with, let’s mess with it.
We’ll start out by making a few stylistic changes.

. Click the gauge chart in the top left of the workpad (fun fact, these are actually pie charts).
Try clicking the little red slice. If you click the number, you'll notice that
Try clicking on the small red slice. If you click the number, you'll notice that
you’ve actually selected a number element, not the gauge itself.
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This element is now selected. Off to the right, you'll see that the side bar has changed.
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Speaking of pages, Canvas workpads can have multiple pages.

. Click the arrow to the right of the *Page 1 of 2* text in the toolbar at the bottom.
You'll see a whole new view of the the eCommerce data.
. Click the arrow to the right of the *Page 1 of 2* text in the toolbar at the bottom
of the page. You'll see a whole new view of the the eCommerce data.
. Click the *Page 2 of 2* text to see a live preview of all of the pages in your
workpad.
. Click the (+) button to create a new, blank page.
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[role="screenshot"]
image::images/canvas_workpad_3_page.png[]

You should now have a three-page workpad wired, and a new element connected
You now have a three-page workpad, and a new element connected
to some demo data. Your next step is to wire your new element
up to some real data.


up to some real data; you can click on the *Data* tab in the right sidebar menu
and click "Change your data source" to start working with your Elasticsearch data.