Hi everyone, happy October!
We’re excited to share recent updates to Observable Canvases that make dashboards easier to build, and better to use, so that they don’t end up rotting in your organization’s app graveyard 
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Here’s what’s new:
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A single UI that keeps all your data work in one place: No more tool switching and separate workflows for dashboard development. With the dashboard builder in canvases, just pick which parts of your canvas exploration and analysis get added to a presentation-ready dashboard. With everything in one place, you minimize redundant work and time spent on dashboard upkeep.
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Lightweight options to deliver custom, interactive visualizations: Our built-in charts are interactive and responsive by default. But sometimes, you’ll want to give viewers other ways to dig into the data. We recently added control nodes, which give you a lightweight way to add widgets (including value sliders, date ranges, radio buttons, and more) for custom user interactions in embeds and dashboards.
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Improved viewer experiences: Dashboard editors now have more control over dashboard layouts for added context, polish, interactivity, and responsiveness.
Read our announcement post to learn how we’re changing the dashboarding game in Observable Canvases: Building a better approach to dashboards in Observable Canvases | Observable
And check back soon — throughout October, we’ll be sharing exciting canvas feature updates each week!