Title: Overview tab
Author: staff
Published: July 21, 2022
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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 1. [User handbook](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/)
 2. [The Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/)
 3. Overview tab

#  Overview tab

The Overview tab is the first tab seen after logging into the [Parse.ly Dashboard](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/).
Overview shows a snapshot of what the audience is paying attention to during a set
timespan, allowing fast content decisions. [Read more about how numbers and data are calculated](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/calculations/).

![](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2025/09/image-67-scaled.png)

Overview tab of the Parse.ly Dashboard.

 1. [Sentiment Headline](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/overview-tab/sentiment-headline/):
    A brief summary that summarizes traffic performance. This can be turned off in 
    the [Customize](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/overview-tab/customize/) panel.
 2. How the set time range compares to the past (since data tracking first started 
    in Parse.ly). Adjust the time range in the Customize panel.
 3. Factoids for the set time range. Adjust which metrics are displayed here in the
    Customize panel.
 4. Listings show what’s getting the audience’s attention. Customize these by clicking
    the gear icons to the right of their headers.
 5. The real-time graph shows the set timeline metric based on the set time range. 
    The green value is current, and the gray is historical for comparison (an average
    of the [last 8 weeks or months](https://docs.parse.ly/measuring-reporting-performance/calculations/#timeline-averages-projections),
    depending on time range settings). Adjust the timeline metric in the Customize 
    panel. (This line graph becomes a bar graph when fewer than 20 views per minute
    are being logged.)
 6. Use these [filters](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/overview-tab/filter/) to refine
    Overview. “All audiences” in the first drop-down menu means you’re seeing all traffic
    for your site, network, or site group. You can also create up to five custom filters
    using the second drop-down menu here.
 7. The Customize panel allows configuration of Overview that’s saved only on the current
    browser.
 8. Click the expander icon to open a [full-screen version of Overview](https://docs.parse.ly/dashboard/overview-tab/full-screen-display/)
    for larger display on a TV or monitor.

## AI Insights (Beta)

[Admins](https://docs.parse.ly/user-options/account-settings/#access) of [Sage](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/parsely-sage/)-
enabled dashboards, now have the option of displaying [AI Insights](https://docs.parse.ly/user-handbook/dashboard/optimization-menu/ai-insights-page/)
on the Overview.

![](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/05/SCR-20260519-oevp-1-
scaled.png)

### How to enable or disable AI Insights on the Overview

 1. Open the Customize panel.
 2. Select **Today** as the Time Range preset.
 3. Click the AI Insights toggle.

![](https://docs.parse.ly/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2026/05/SCR-20260519-oixv-1.
png)

Last updated: May 20, 2026