The general tab allows customization of a panel's appearance and menu options.
### General Options
### Info
-**Title** - The panel title on the dashboard
-**Span** - The panel width in columns
-**Height** - The panel contents height in pixels
-**Title** - The panel title of the dashboard, displayed at the top.
-**Description** - The panel description, displayed on hover of info icon in the upper left corner of the panel.
-**Transparent** - If checked, removes the solid background of the panel (default not checked).
### Repeat
Repeat a panel for each value of a variable. Repeating panels are described in more detail [here]({{<relref"reference/templating.md#repeating-panels">}}).
- The **Histogram** option converts the graph into a histogram. A Histogram is a kind of bar chart that groups numbers into ranges, often called buckets or bins. Taller bars show that more data falls in that range. Histograms and buckets are described in more detail [here](http://docs.grafana.org/features/panels/heatmap/#histograms-and-buckets).
The section allows a series to be rendered differently from the others. For example, one series can be given
a thicker line width to make it stand out.
a thicker line width to make it stand out and/or be moved to the right Y-axis.
#### Dashes Drawing Style
There is an option under Series overrides to draw lines as dashes. Set Dashes to the value True to override the line draw setting for a specific series.
Thresholds allow you to add arbitrary lines or sections to the graph to make it easier to see when
the graph crosses a particular threshold.
## Time Range
The time range tab allows you to override the dashboard time range and specify a panel specific time. Either through a relative from now time option or through a timeshift.