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For general information about querying in Grafana, and common options and user interface elements across all query editors, refer to [Query and transform data](ref:query-transform-data).
## Build a dashboard from the data source
After you've configured a data source, you can start creating a dashboard directly from it, by clicking the **Build a dashboard** button.
For more information, refer to [Begin dashboard creation from data source configuration](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/visualizations/dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/#begin-dashboard-creation-from-connections).
## Special data sources
Grafana includes three special data sources:
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- Understand the query language of the target data source.
- Ensure that data source for which you are writing a query has been added. For more information about adding a data source, refer to [Add a data source](ref:add-a-data-source) if you need instructions.
**To create a dashboard**:
To create a dashboard, follow these steps:
{{< shared id="create-dashboard" >}}
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Now, when you want to make more changes to the saved dashboard, click **Edit** in the top-right corner.
### Begin dashboard creation from data source configuration
You can start the process of creating a dashboard directly from a data source rather than from the **Dashboards** page.
To begin building a dashboard directly from a data source, follow these steps:
1. Navigate to **Connections > Data sources**.
1. On the row of the data source for which you want to build a dashboard, click **Build a dashboard**.
The empty dashboard page opens.
1. Do one of the following:
- Click **+Add visualization** to configure all the elements of the new dashboard.
- Select one of the suggested dashboards by clicking its **Use dashboard** button. This can be helpful when you're not sure how to most effectively visualize your data.
The suggested dashboards are specific to your data source type (for example, Prometheus, Loki, or Elasticsearch). If there are more than three dashboard suggestions, you can click **View all** to see the rest of them.
![Empty dashboard with add visualization and suggested dashboard options](/media/docs/grafana/dashboards/screenshot-suggested-dashboards-v12.3.png)
{{< docs/public-preview product="Suggested dashboards" >}}
1. Complete the rest of the dashboard configuration. For more detailed steps, refer to [Create a dashboard](#create-a-dashboard), beginning at step five.
## Copy a dashboard
To copy a dashboard, follow these steps: