# Copying a variable to another CloudWatch dashboard
Copying a variable to another dashboard

After you create a dashboard with useful variables, you can copy these variables to other existing dashboards. For more information about dashboard variables, see [Creating flexible CloudWatch dashboards with dashboard variables](cloudwatch_dashboard_variables.md).

**To copy a dashboard variable to another dashboard**

1. Open the CloudWatch console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/cloudwatch/).

1.  In the navigation pane, choose **Dashboards**, and then choose the name of the dashboard that has the variable that you want to copy. Enter a string to find dashboards with matching names, if needed. 

1. Choose **Actions**, **Variables**, **Manage variables**.

1. Choose the radio button next to the variable that you want to copy, and choose **Copy to another dashboard**.

1. Choose the selection box and start typing the dashboard name that you want to copy the variable to.

1. Select the dashboard name and choose **Copy variable**.