# Changing the Display Widget Type for a Value

One can change the type of widget that displays values with the SmartDashboard. The allowable widgets depend on the type of the value being displayed.

## Setting Edit Mode

.. image:: images/changing-display-widget-type/set-edit-mode.png
   :alt: Select Editable from the View menu.

Make sure that the SmartDashboard is in edit mode. This is done by selecting ``Editable`` from the ``View menu``.

## Choosing Widget Type

.. image:: images/changing-display-widget-type/choose-new-widget-type.png
   :alt: When editable right click on any widget and choose "Change to...".

Right-click on the widget and select ``Change to...``. Then, pick the type of widget to use for the particular value. In this case we choose ``LinePlot``.

## Showing New Widget Type

.. image:: images/changing-display-widget-type/new-widget-type-shown.png
   :alt: A line plot widget.

The new widget type is displayed. In this case, a Line Plot, will show the values of the Arm angle value over time. You can set the properties of the graph to make it better fit your data by right-clicking and selecting ``Properties...``. See: :doc:`Changing the display properties of a value <changing-display-properties>`.
