Give the home surface a job
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Client Portals and Dashboard Systems · Lesson 2 of 12
Dashboard Home Surfaces and Priority Signals
Design dashboard landing views that guide attention instead of overwhelming the person using them.
Attention hierarchy
Dashboard home surface
Dashboard signal
Empty-state guidance
Priority signal
Status summary
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4 practice exercises
1 homework item
What you will learn
- Explain the job of a dashboard home surface in a client portal or staff workspace.
- Choose priority signals that help users focus on the most important work first.
- Arrange dashboard cards into a clear attention hierarchy.
- Write empty-state guidance that keeps the dashboard useful when no records exist yet.
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25 minute lesson with 6 sections, 4 exercises, 5 checkpoint questions, and 1 homework submission.
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Select priority signals
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Summarize status clearly
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Build an attention hierarchy
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Handle empty states
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Review the dashboard home plan
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Write a dashboard home-surface priority note
Choose one client portal, employee workspace, or manager dashboard. Write four short notes that name the role, the primary dashboard decision, the priority signals, and the empty-state guidance.
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