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[v9.5.x] docs: fix create dashboard steps (#67770)

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docs: fix create dashboard steps (#67310)

* updated steps for dashboard creation

* added images, other wording and structure edits

(cherry picked from commit 4eb063c1dd)

Co-authored-by: Isabel <76437239+imatwawana@users.noreply.github.com>
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# Build your first dashboard
This topic helps you get started with Grafana and build your first dashboard. To learn more about Grafana, refer to [What is Grafana?]({{< relref "_index.md" >}}).
This topic helps you get started with Grafana and build your first dashboard using the built-in `Grafana` data source. To learn more about Grafana, refer to [Introduction to Grafana]({{< relref "../introduction/" >}}).
> **Note:** Grafana also offers a [free account with Grafana Cloud](https://grafana.com/signup/cloud/connect-account?pg=gsdocs) to help getting started even easier and faster. You can install Grafana to self-host or get a free Grafana Cloud account.
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#### Create a dashboard
To create your first dashboard:
If you've already set up a data source that you know how to query, refer to [Create a dashboard]({{< relref "../dashboards/build-dashboards/create-dashboard/" >}}) instead.
To create your first dashboard using the built-in `Grafana` data source:
1. Click **Dashboards** in the left-side menu.
1. On the Dashboards page, click **New** and select **New Dashboard** from the dropdown menu.
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This generates the Random Walk dashboard.
1. Click **Save** in the top right corner of your screen to save the dashboard.
1. Click the Refresh dashboard icon to query the data source.
![Refresh dashboard icon](/media/docs/grafana/dashboards/screenshot-refresh-dashboard-9.5.png)
1. When you've finished editing your panel, click **Save** to save the dashboard.
Alternatively, click **Apply** if you want to see your changes applied to the dashboard first. Then click the save icon in the dashboard header.
1. Add a descriptive name for the dashboard, and then click **Save**.
Congratulations, you have created your first dashboard and it is displaying results.