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Author: ttorble

articles/advisor/advisor-get-started.md

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 title: Azure Advisor portal basics
-description: Get started with Azure Advisor.
+description: Learn how to get started with Azure Advisor through the Azure portal, get and manage recommendations, and configure Advisor settings.
 author: mabrahms
 ms.author: v-mabrahms
 ms.service: azure
@@ -11,41 +11,41 @@ ms.date: 03/07/2024
 
 # Azure Advisor portal basics
 
-Learn how to access Advisor through the Azure portal, get and manage recommendations, and configure Advisor settings.
+Learn how to access Azure Advisor through the Azure portal, get and manage recommendations, and configure Advisor settings.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Azure Advisor runs in the background to find newly created resources. It can take up to 24 hours to provide recommendations on those resources.
+> Advisor runs in the background to find newly created resources. It can take up to 24 hours to provide recommendations on those resources.
 
 ## Open Advisor
 
-To access Azure Advisor, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). From there, select the [Advisor](https://aka.ms/azureadvisordashboard) icon at the top of the page, use the search bar at the top to search for Advisor, or use the left navigation pane **Advisor** link.<br> The Advisor **Overview** page opens by default.
+To access Advisor, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com). Then select the [Advisor](https://aka.ms/azureadvisordashboard) icon at the top of the page or use the search bar at the top to search for Advisor. You can also use the left pane and select **Advisor**. The Advisor **Overview** page opens by default.
 
 ## View the Advisor dashboard
 
-See personalized and actionable recommendations on the Advisor **Overview** page.
+On the Advisor **Overview** page, you see personalized and actionable recommendations.
 
-:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure Advisor opening **Overview** page." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png":::
+:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows the Azure Advisor opening **Overview** page." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-overview-page-m-1.png":::
 
-* The links at the top offer options for **Feedback**, downloading recommendations as comma-separated or PDFs, and a quick-link to Advisor **Workbooks**.
-* The blue filter buttons below them focus the recommendations.
-* The tiles represent the different recommendation categories and include your current score in that category.
-* The **Get started** link takes you to options for direct access to Advisor workbooks, recommendations, and the Well Architected Framework main page.
+* The links at the top offer options for **Feedback**, downloading recommendations as comma-separated value (CSV) files or PDFs, and a link to Advisor **Workbooks**.
+* The filter buttons underneath them focus the recommendations.
+* The tiles represent the different recommendation categories and include your current score in each category.
+* **Get started** takes you to options for direct access to Advisor workbooks, recommendations, and the Azure Well-Architected Framework main page.
 
 ### Filter and access recommendations
 
-The tiles on the Advisor **Overview** page show the different categories of recommendations for all the subscriptions that you have access to, by default.
+The tiles on the Advisor **Overview** page show the different categories of recommendations for all the subscriptions to which you have access, by default.
 
-You can filter the display using the buttons at the top of the page:
+To filter the display, use the buttons at the top of the page:
 
-* **Subscription**: Choose *All* for Advisor recommendations on all subscriptions. Alternatively, select specific subscriptions. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
-* **Recommendation Status**: *Active* (the default, recommendations not postponed or dismissed), *Postponed* or *Dismissed*. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
-* **Resource Group**: Choose *All* (the default) or specific resource groups. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
-* **Type**: Choose *All* (the default) or specific resources. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
+* **Subscription**: Select **All** for Advisor recommendations on all subscriptions. Alternatively, select specific subscriptions. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
+* **Recommendation Status**: **Active** (the default, recommendations not postponed or dismissed), **Postponed** or **Dismissed**. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
+* **Resource Group**: Select **All** (the default) or specific resource groups. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
+* **Type**: Select **All** (the default) or specific resources. Apply changes by clicking outside of the button.
 * For more advanced filtering, select **Add filter**.
 
 To display a specific list of recommendations, select a category tile.
 
-:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png" alt-text="Screenshot detail of the Azure Advisor **Reliability** recommendation tile." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png":::
+:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png" alt-text="Screenshot  that shows the Advisor Reliability recommendation tile." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-reliability-tile-small.png":::
 
 Each tile provides information about the recommendations for that category:
 
@@ -57,19 +57,19 @@ For detailed graphics and information on your Advisor score, see [Optimize Azure
 
 ### Get recommendation details and solution options
 
-View recommendation details – such as the recommended actions and impacted resources – and the solution options, including postponing or dismissing a recommendation.
+You can view recommendation details, such as the recommended actions and affected resources. You can also see the solution options, including postponing or dismissing a recommendation.
 
-1. To review details of a recommendation, including the affected resources, open the recommendation list for a category and then select the **Description** or the **Impacted resources** link for a specific recommendation. The following screenshot shows a **Reliability** recommendation details page.
+1. To review details of a recommendation, including the affected resources, open the recommendation list for a category. Then select **Description** or **Impacted resources** for a specific recommendation. The following screenshot shows a Reliability recommendation details page.
 
-   :::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-score-reliability-recommendation-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Azure Advisor reliability recommendation details example." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-score-reliability-recommendation-page.png":::
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-score-reliability-recommendation-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor Reliability Recommendation details example." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-score-reliability-recommendation-page.png":::
 
 1. To see action details, select a **Recommended actions** link. The Azure page where you can act opens. Alternatively, open a page to the affected resources to take the recommended action (the two pages might be the same).
 
-   Understand the recommendation before you act by clicking the **Learn more** link on the recommended action page, or at the top of the recommendations details page.
+   To help you understand the recommendation before you act, select **Learn more** on the **Recommended action** page or at the top of the **Recommendation details** page.
 
 1. You can postpone the recommendation.
 
-   :::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-recommendation-postpone.png" alt-text="Sreenshot of Azure Advisor recommendation postpone option." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-recommendation-postpone.png":::
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-recommendation-postpone.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor recommendation postpone option." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-recommendation-postpone.png":::
 
    You can't dismiss the recommendation without certain privileges. For information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md).
 
@@ -79,32 +79,32 @@ To download your recommendations, select **Download as CSV** or **Download as PD
 
 ## Configure recommendations
 
-You can exclude subscriptions or resources, such as 'test' resources, from Advisor recommendations and configure Advisor to generate recommendations only for specific subscriptions and resource groups.
+You can exclude subscriptions or resources, such as test resources, from Advisor recommendations and configure Advisor to generate recommendations only for specific subscriptions and resource groups.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> To change subscriptions or Advisor compute rules, you must be a subscription owner.  If you do not have the required permissions, the option is disabled in the user interface. For information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md). For details on right sizing VMs, see [Reduce service costs by using Azure Advisor](advisor-cost-recommendations.md).
+> To change subscriptions or Advisor compute rules, you must be a subscription owner. If you don't have the required permissions, the option is disabled in the user interface. For information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md). For details on right-sizing VMs, see [Reduce service costs by using Azure Advisor](advisor-cost-recommendations.md).
 
-From any Azure Advisor page, select **Configuration** in the left navigation pane. The Advisor Configuration page opens with the **Resources** tab selected, by default.
+From any Azure Advisor page, select **Configuration** in the left pane. The Advisor configuration page opens with the **Resources** tab selected, by default.
 
-Use the **Resources** tab to select or unselect subscriptions for Advisor recommendations. When ready, select **Apply**. The page refreshes.
+Use the **Resources** tab to select or unselect subscriptions for Advisor recommendations. When you're ready, select **Apply**. The page refreshes.
 
-:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Azure Advisor configuration option for resources." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png":::
+:::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor configuration option for resources." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-resources.png":::
 
-Use the **VM/VMSS right sizing** tab to adjust Advisor virtual machine (VM) and virtual machine scale sets (VMSS) recommendations. Specifically, you can set up a filter for each subscription to only show recommendations for machines with certain CPU utilization. This setting filters recommendations by machine, but doesn't change how they're generated. Follow these steps.
+Use the **VM/VMSS right sizing** tab to adjust Advisor virtual machine (VM) and virtual machine scale sets (VMSS) recommendations. Specifically, you can set up a filter for each subscription to only show recommendations for machines with certain CPU utilization. This setting filters recommendations by machine, but it doesn't change how they're generated. Follow these steps:
 
-1. Select the subscriptions you’d like to set up a filter for average CPU utilization, and then select **Edit**. Not all subscriptions can be edited for VM/VMSS right sizing and certain privileges are required; for more information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md).
+1. Select the subscriptions for which you want to set up a filter for average CPU utilization. Then select **Edit**. Not all subscriptions can be edited for VM/VMSS right sizing, and certain privileges are required. For more information on permissions, see [Permissions in Azure Advisor](permissions.md).
 
-1. Select the desired average CPU utilization value and select **Apply**. It can take up to 24 hours for the new settings to be reflected in recommendations.
+1. Select the average CPU utilization value you want and select **Apply**. It can take up to 24 hours for the new settings to be reflected in recommendations.
 
-  :::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Azure Advisor configuration option for VM/VMSS sizing rules." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png":::
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows an Advisor configuration option for VM/VMSS sizing rules." lightbox="./media/advisor-get-started/advisor-configure-rules.png":::
 
-## Next steps
+## Related content
 
 To learn more about Advisor, see:
 
 - [Introduction to Azure Advisor](advisor-overview.md)
-- [Advisor Cost recommendations](advisor-cost-recommendations.md)
-- [Advisor Security recommendations](advisor-security-recommendations.md)
-- [Advisor Reliability recommendations](advisor-high-availability-recommendations.md)
-- [Advisor Operational Excellence recommendations](advisor-operational-excellence-recommendations.md)
-- [Advisor Performance recommendations](advisor-performance-recommendations.md)
+- [Advisor cost recommendations](advisor-cost-recommendations.md)
+- [Advisor security recommendations](advisor-security-recommendations.md)
+- [Advisor reliability recommendations](advisor-high-availability-recommendations.md)
+- [Advisor operational excellence recommendations](advisor-operational-excellence-recommendations.md)
+- [Advisor performance recommendations](advisor-performance-recommendations.md)